Binding: Paperback
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 Mc Kinney
Title: The Pillow Book
Author(s): Shonagon Sei
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780140448061
Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/1/2007
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets