by Saikaku Ihara · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422671121
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«Historias de cortesanas» is the collection of stories by Saikaku Ihara, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (299 pages, in Spanish).
Set in 17th-century Japan, the volume brings together stories that explore the lives of courtesans: their passions, hardships and bonds in a society full of contrasts. Saikaku combines elegant prose with a penetrating gaze to portray the beauty and harshness of an era, as well as the role of these women in Japanese culture.
It belongs to the Biblioteca Universal del Círculo de Lectores, in the Literaturas Orientales series directed by Juan Vernet. Translation by Manuel Serrat Crespo and foreword by Antonio Cabezas. 2002 edition.
For readers of classical Japanese literature interested in 17th-century Japan and in portrayals of courtesan life.
