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The pillow boy of the Lady Onogoro / [electronic resource] Alison Fell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harcourt Brace, c1994.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 247 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0151001863
  • 9780151001866
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.914 20
LOC classification:
  • PR6056.E43 P55 1994
Online resources: Summary: In 11th Century Japan, Onogoro, poet and concubine of General Motosuke, has problems obtaining satisfaction. So she hides blind Oyu, the stable boy, behind a screen at the head of her bed. While Motosuke makes love to Onogoro, Oyu arouses her by whispering erotic stories in her ear. But some stories advocate independence from men and Onogoro takes these to heart, which contributes to the general's downfall. The author is a Scottish novelist and poet, she wrote Mer de Glace.
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In 11th Century Japan, Onogoro, poet and concubine of General Motosuke, has problems obtaining satisfaction. So she hides blind Oyu, the stable boy, behind a screen at the head of her bed. While Motosuke makes love to Onogoro, Oyu arouses her by whispering erotic stories in her ear. But some stories advocate independence from men and Onogoro takes these to heart, which contributes to the general's downfall. The author is a Scottish novelist and poet, she wrote Mer de Glace.

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