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The Pillow Book

bySei Shonagon, Meredith McKinney (Translator), Meredith McKinney (Notes by)

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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.

About Sei Shonagon

Sei Shonagon (?966-?1017) was a gentlewoman in the court of Empress Teishi, in what is now Kyoto, Japan. She lived at the height of the Heian period and used the ins and outs of life at court to inspire her writing.
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  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • ISBN: 9780140448061
  • Length: 400 pages
  • Dimensions: 196mm x 22mm x 127mm
  • Weight: 288g
  • Price: £12.99
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