Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Ihara Saikaku

Born: 1642
Died: September 9, 1693 (aged 51)
Bio: Ihara Saikaku was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose.
Known for:
- The Great Mirror of Male Love (1687)
- The Life of an Amorous Woman (1686)
- The life of an amourous man
- Five Women Who Loved Love
- Comrade loves of the samurai