Vita Sexualis
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Vita Sexualis is an erotic novel published in 1909 by Mori Ogai
. The protagonist
of the novel, Shizuka Kanai, is understood to be an autobiographical representation of Mori Ogai.
Mori Ogai
was a Japanese physician, translator, novelist and poet. is considered his major work.- Early life :Mori was born as Mori Rintarō in Tsuwano, Iwami province . His family were hereditary physicians to the daimyō of the Tsuwano Domain...
. The protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of the novel, Shizuka Kanai, is understood to be an autobiographical representation of Mori Ogai.