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The Pillow Book
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 Pillow Book
In the tenth century, Japan was both physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. The Pillow Book recaptures this lost world with the diary of a young court lady. Sei Shōnagon was a contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote the well-known novel...
The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon: The Diary of a...
Take a firsthand journey into a time, society and world full of intrigue. In the tenth century, Japan stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Sei Shonagon--a young courtesan of the Heian period--kept a diary, which provides a highly...
The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon: The Diary of a...
Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future and disdain for the past. The...
The Pillow Book of SEI Shōnagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthralls with its lively gossip, witty observations, and subtle impressions. Lady...
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The Pillow Book [Japanese]
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
One of the great classics of Japanese literature, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is by far our most detailed source of factual material on life in eleventh-century Japan at the height of Heian culture.
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon (TRANSLATIONS F...
One of the great classics of Japanese literature, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is by far our most detailed source of factual material on life in eleventh-century Japan at the height of Heian culture.
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El libro de la almohada / The Pillow Book (La L... [Spanish]
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a collection of observations, musings, and anecdotes written by Sei Shonagon, a court lady in Japan during the Heian period (794-1185). The book is divided into sections covering a wide range of topics, including court life, nature, fashion,...
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El libro de la almohada (Literatura/ Literature... [Spanish]
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Notes de chevet [French]
The Pillow-book of Sei Shonagon
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Livro do Travesseiro (Em Portugues do Brasil) [Portuguese]
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The pillow-book of Sei Sho¯nagon
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Choses qui rendent heureux et autres notes de c... [French]
The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon
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Das Kopfkissenbuch der dame Sei Shonagon [German]
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The Pillow-Book of Sei Shonagon
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