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The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics) Book

A translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the 'Tale of Genji', it is one of the major Japanese classics.Read More

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  • Foyles

    'A mistress of wry observation and scalding wit ... The Pillow Book retains its fresh, authentic appeal more than 1,000 years after its inception' Japan TimesWritten by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon as a journal for her own amusement, The Pillow Book is one of the greatest works of Japanese literature. A fascinating exploration of life amongst the nobility at the height of the idyllic Heian period, it describes the exquisite pleasures of a confined world in which poetry, love, fashion and whim dominated. From brief reflections to longer, lyrical tales, Shonagon moves elegantly across themes including nature, society and her own flirtations and frustrations, to provide a witty, unique insight into a woman's life at court in classical Japan.Translated with an introduction by Meredith McKinney

  • Blackwell

    Written by the Court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon (c. 966-1017), ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book is one of the greatest works of Japanese literature. A fascinating exploration of life amongst the nobility at the height of the idyllic...

  • BookDepository

    The Pillow Book : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140448061 : 0140448063 : 01 Nov 2007 : A translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the "Tale of Genji"", it is one of the major Japanese classics."

  • Penguin

    A new translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with The Tale of Genji, this is one of the major Japanese Classics.

  • Pickabook

    Sei Shonagon, Meredith McKinney (Editor)

  • 0140448063
  • 9780140448061
  • Sei Shonagon
  • 30 November 2006
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 416
  • Tra
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