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The Carnal Prayer Mat by Li, Yu, 1611-1680? is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Carnal Prayer Mat about?

In the three hundred years since its initial publication, Li Yu's The Carnal Prayer Mat has been widely read in China, where it is recognized as a benchmark of erotic literature and currently enjoys the distinction of being a banned-in-Beijing classic. The story centers on Scholar Vesperus, a handsome orphan and student of Zen. Before taking his monastic vows, Vesperus embarks on a career of licentiousness. His adventures as "hero of the boudoir, a champion of sex" take both comic and calamitous turns, until eventually he attains "enlightenment on the carnal prayer mat."

Author

Li, Yu, 1611-1680?

Publisher

Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9781853266089

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Erotica

Rating

3.65 / 5 (149 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14