On a Bed of Rice
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Book Overview
From ancient China's graphic works of sexology to the Kama-sutra of first-century India to Japan's pillow books and the flourishing sex industry of present-day Thailand, Asian culture has traditionally celebrated the erotic. This groundbreaking anthology of erotic ethnic literature explodes stereotypes while offering a universal insight into intimate relationships.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:038547640X
ISBN13:9780385476409
Release Date:October 1995
Publisher:Anchor Books
Length:528 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.2" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
fabulous collection of literary experiences
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This book is not only full of well crafted literature, but it presents an unbiased collection of perspectives for anyone interested in the cultural constraints of the asian cultural influence over asian americans and their sexuality. Each piece depicts a new mindset, a newly created experience, and a different approach to the the Asian/American conflict.. Excellent collection.
WOW
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Impressive, beautiful, moving, and complete. This book speaks for itself.
Widely varied, totally beautiful...I love this anthology.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Growing up asian and female, everything was made to seem taboo, that sex and eroticism were dirty things. But this anthology is proof that they need not be. There is something about the state of nakedness that makes you feel both liberated and vulnerable. And when these qualities are infused and woven into words and images, everything together is just that much more powerful. The stories ranged from haunting to humourous to just plain honest. I come back to the book again and again as some stories really hit home and others take on new meaning when read again with new eyes. There is something here for everyone with an open mind regardless of race.
A subtle erotic feast, pleasing to the palate!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
On a Bed of Rice is an excellent anthology. The subtlety of the sexuality left the reader with images that remain for a long time. Read the poem "Handbook of Sex of a Plain Girl" it is beautiful. My copy was lost and I miss it terribly. If this book pleases you, read "Pleasure in the Word" Erotic Writings from Latin American Women similiar to this but the imagery is different based on the difference in culture. I plan on buying a new copy of On a Bed of Rice because I feel lost without it.
Loved it!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
I give this book a nine, because it's an anthology and two of the stories were, frankly, terrible. But the rest of the stories were some of the most penetrating fiction I've read. One hilarious story deals with the myth that Asian American men have smaller penises; the author goes to great lengths to research and disprove that myth. Other stories deal with the way race and sex are intertwined in America. David Mura's story in particular, about a white woman who was once his girlfriend writes to him after seeing "The Lover," is particularly poignant. Asian American men, especially, will enjoy the book, since we are always absent from and desexualized in the white media. This book gives amore real view of who we are, who we are screwing...and why.
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