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Books : The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics)In association with Amazon.comby: Sei Shonagon  List Price: $16.00 Amazon.com's Price: $10.88 You Save: $5.12 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 952.01092 EAN: 9780140448061 ISBN: 0140448063 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: October 30, 2007 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Sales Rank: 61748 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period, describing the exquisite pleasures of a confined world in which poetry, love, fashion, and whim dominated, while harsh reality was kept firmly at a distance. Moving elegantly across a wide range of themes including nature, society, and her own flirtations, Sei Shonagon provides a witty and intimate window on a woman’s life at court in classical Japan. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A book of thoughtsRelatively little is known about Sei Shonagon's life. We know she was a court lady in tenth-century Japan, at the pinnacle of the Heian period. And she left behind a glimpse into her culture's period in "The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon." It's a sort of mishmash memoir -- gossip, reflections, lists, and personal recollections are all mingled together, with a light, poetic delicacy that still is striking today. The story behind the Pillow Book is that when Shonagon (possible ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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