Editions

The Pillow Book

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780140448061

  • Length: 400  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 292g

  • RRP: £10.99

The Pillow Book

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.

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780140448061

  • Length: 400  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 292g

  • RRP: £10.99

About the Author

Sei Shonagon

Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature, both contemporary and classical. She lived in Japan for twenty years and currently lives in Braidwood, New South Wales. Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature, both contemporary and classical. She lived in Japan for twenty years and currently lives in Braidwood, New South Wales.

Sei Shonagon

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