▁T osa ▁Di ary ▁An ▁Un w orn ▁Rob e ▁to ▁Remember ▁Him ▁by ▁B am bo o ▁Cla ppers ▁St rike ▁the ▁H ateful ▁Number ▁N ails ▁Ham mer ed ▁into ▁an ▁Am ateur ▁P ain ting ▁ ▁Section ▁E ight ▁A ▁Ver se ▁S ung ▁by ▁a ▁G ob lin ▁with ▁a ▁Beautiful ▁Vo ice ▁S iam ese ▁Ro ost ers ▁and ▁the ▁Rel uct ant ▁F are well ▁L oved ▁by ▁a ▁Man ▁in ▁a ▁Box ▁The ▁Ko y ama ▁Bar rier ▁K ee per ▁Who ▁W ears ▁the ▁Inc ense ▁Graph ▁Dy ed ▁in ▁Her ▁Heart ? ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁first ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁Great ▁Mir ror ▁of ▁Male ▁Love ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁E ve ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 7 . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁best - s eller ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Trans lation ▁The ▁first ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁The ▁Great ▁Mir ror ▁of ▁Male ▁Love ▁was ▁by ▁Paul ▁Gordon ▁Sch al ow . ▁Sch al ow ▁explained ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁aud ien ces ▁for ▁this ▁collection : ▁con no isse urs ▁of ▁boys ▁( 常 人 好 き ) ▁and ▁woman - hat ers ▁( 女 <0xE5> <0xAB> <0x8C> い ). ▁The ▁former ▁would ▁be ▁equivalent ▁to ▁bis ex ual ▁in ▁modern ▁conception , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁would ▁be ▁equivalent ▁to ▁hom osex ual . ▁I h ara ▁struct ured ▁the ▁collection ▁around ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁eth os ▁of ▁woman - h ating , ▁thus