This Scheming World : Classic Tales of Desire, Deception and Greed in Old Japan

Name: This Scheming World : Classic Tales of Desire, Deception and Greed in Old Japan
Brand: Tuttle Publishing

Tuttle Publishing

This Scheming WorldClassic Tales of Desire, Deception and Greed in Old Japan\nAuthor(s): Ihara Saikaku, Masanori Takatsuka, David C. Stubbs, David J. Gundry\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Tuttle Publishing, United States\nImprint: Tuttle Publishing\nISBN-13: 9784805317105, 978-4805317105\nSynopsis\nA 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\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe new Introduction by Saikaku