Saikaku was a major Japanese novelist who wrote about
A. picturesque rural scenes.
B. alienated samurai.
C. five women ready to die for sexual ecstasy.
D. the early development of kabuki.
E. a history of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Answer: C
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