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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Author: Sei Shonagon, Ivan Morris (Translator)
Sei Shonagon was a contemporary and erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel The Tale of Genji fictionalizes the court life Shonagon describes. The Pillow Book is a collection of anecdotes, memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches, lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that interested her, diary entries...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140442366
ISBN-10: 0140442367
Publication Date: 9/30/1971
Pages: 416
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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