The monkey who listens to all the ways - shodō kimi mi se kenzaru

Japanese: 諸道聴耳世間猿 - しょどうききみみせけんざる

Ukiyo-zoshi. Five volumes. Written by Ueda Akinari. Published in 1766 ( Meiwa 3 ). A work of temperament. Following the tradition of Ukiyo-zoshi, it consists of 15 stories that satirically portray the personalities of peculiar characters while expanding on them through strange tales. It shows Akinari's unique talent before "Ugetsu Monogatari" and is a fine work among the late Ukiyo-zoshi.

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Japanese:

浮世草子。五巻。和訳太郎（上田秋成）作。明和三年（一七六六）刊。気質物。浮世草子の系統をつぎ、特異な人物の性格を奇談の中で拡大しつつ、風刺的に描く一五話からなる。「雨月物語」以前の秋成の独特な才気がうかがわれ、末期浮世草子中の佳作。

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