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A Great Classic of Japanese literature and the masterpiece of novelist Ihara Saikakunow in a completely new and revised edition with introduction by noted scholar David J. GundryThe culmination of Saikaku''s perceptive genius, th ... celý popis
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A Great Classic of Japanese literature and the masterpiece of novelist Ihara Saikakunow in a completely new and revised edition with introduction by noted scholar David J. Gundry
The culmination of Saikaku''s perceptive genius, the 20 short stories within This Scheming World recount raucous events and incidents on New Year''s Eve as everyone tries to settle their debts for the year, as is the New Year''s custom. Crafty money lenders attempt to collect their money from equally crafty debtors, and Saikaku portrays his characters with so lifelike a touch that, even though three centuries have passed since his time, it seems as if they were our contemporaries.
The new Introduction by Saikaku expert David J. Gundry explains how and why this entertaining work still resonates with modern readers today.
The finely-crafted tales include stories of:
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Zařazení knihy Knihy v němčině Belletristik Erzählende Literatur Hauptwerk vor 1945
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