<p>Though banned three weeks after its publication in 1909, <i>Vita Sexualis</i> is far more than a prurient erotic novel. The narrator, a professor of philosophy, wrestles with issues of sexual desire, sex education, and the proper place of sensuality. He tells the story of his own journey into sexual awareness, spanning fifteen years, from his first exposure to erotic woodcuts at the age of six, to his first physical response to a woman, and his eventual encounter with a professional courtesan. Beyond being a poignant account of one boy's coming of age, <i>Vita Sexualis</i> is also an important record of Japan's moral struggles during the cultural upheaval of the last years of the Meiji era.<br>In response to the publication of <i>Vita Sexualis,</i> Ogai Mori was reprimanded by Japan's vice-minister of war.</p>

Vita Sexualis (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)

Literature & Fiction

Mori, Õgai

Ninomiya, Kazuji

Literary

Tuttle Pub

The Incident at Sakai and Other Stories (Unesco Collection of Representative Works: Japanese) (English and Japanese Edition)

History & Criticism

University of Hawaii Press

Mori Ogai (1862-1922), one of the giants of modern Japanese literature, wrote The Wild Goose at the turn of the century. At a time when writers tended to depict modern, alienated male intellectuals, the characters of The Wild Goose are diverse, including not only students preparing for a privileged intellectual life and members of the plebeian classes who provide services to them, but also a pair of highly developed female characters. The author's sympathetic and penetrating portrayal of the dilemmas and frustrations faced by women in this early period of Japan's modernization makes the story of particular interest to readers today.

The Wild Goose (Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies)

Watson, Burton

World Literature

Univ of Michigan Center for

<p>Gan (geese) evokes Meiji-era Tokyo: its alleyways, rivers, mansions, poverty, and occasionally tense class interactions. Okada, a student at the most prestigious university in Japan becomes entangled in the romance of a disenfranchised woman and an ethically suspect merchant. At a time of rapid social change, Mori examines the social and economic pressures that continue to bind it's characters, who yearn for freedom. Circumstance, rigid social structure, and the familial and financial obligations drive the characters forward to Gan's powerful ending. Notable for it's deep exploration of character motivation, as well as its wonderfully elaborate female characters, Gan is an exceptional example of early 20th century Japanese Literature. It looks on a changing world, explores its faults and glimmers of hope, and lingers for a moment, bittersweet, at the thought of it's passing.</p>

GAN (Modern Japanese Classics)

One Peace Books

Vita sexualis ou L'apprentissage amoureux du professeur Kanai Shizuka

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Gallimard]

Im Umbau: Gesammelte Erzählungen

Insel Verlag GmbH

Vita sexualis: Erzählung. Übertragung aus dem Japanischen und Nachwort von Siegfried Schaarschmidt

Suhrkamp Verlag AG

Die Wildgans: Roman

Manesse-Verlag

Deutschlandtagebuch 1884 - 1888.

Travel

Travel Writing

Konkursbuch Verlag

<p><div> <div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">A beautiful allegory about love and self-sacrifice, this novel is one of the most delicate works by Mori Ogai, one of the most important authors of the Meiji era in Japan. Inspired by the author&#8217;s trip to Germany, the story tells of the unlikely relationship between Toyotaro Ota, a young Japanese student, and a poor, beautiful German ballerina who seduces and utterly captivatesnbsp;him. Toyotaro must choose between his education and career and the violent love he feels for the dancer. This true classic of Japanese literature explores themes of love, abandonment, and guilt.</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">nbsp;<i>Una hermosa alegoría sobre el amor y la renuncia, esta novela es una de las obras más delicadas de Ogai Mori, uno de los autores más importantes de la literatura japonesa de la era Meiji. Inspirada por el viaje del autor a Alemania, la historia relatanbsp;la relación improbable de Toyotaro Ota, un joven estudiante japonés, y una pobre y bellísima bailarina alemana que lo seduce hasta atraparlo. Toyotaro tiene que elegir entre su educación y carrera y el amor violento que sientenbsp;por la muchacha. Este auténtico clásico de la literatura japonesa explora los temas del amor, el abandono y la culpa.</i></p> </div> </div></p>

La bailarina (Spanish Edition)

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