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Topic: Cultural Heritage, Asia / Japan, Asian / Japanese, Customs & Traditions Country of Origin: GB Translator: Meredith McKinney Author: Sei Shonagon Publication Name: The Pillow Book Language: English Item Length: 7.9 in Release Year: 2006 Item Height: 1 in Item Weight: 10.4 Oz Number of Pages: 400 Pages height: 1 in Publication Year: 2007 Format: Uk-B Format Paperback Genre: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History ISBN: 9780140448061 EAN: 9780140448061 ISBN-10: 0140448063 Book Title: Pillow Book Item Width: 3.9 in Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Features: Revised Release Date: 11/30/2006 Contributor: Meredith McKinney (Notes by) Illustrator: Yes width: 3.9 in

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Sei Shonagon The Pillow Book (Paperback). 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. Further DetailsTitle: The Pillow Book Condition: New Description: '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 Times Written 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 Author: Sei Shonagon EAN: 9780140448061 Contributor: Meredith McKinney (Translated by), Meredith McKinney (Notes by) ISBN: 9780140448061 Format: Paperback Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 23mm ISBN-10: 0140448063 Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Poetry & Drama Publisher: Penguin Classics Release Date: 11/30/2006 Language: Japanese, English Item Weight: 292g Translator: Meredith McKinney Release Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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