The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon by Sei Shōnagon, Arthur Waley

The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon

Sei Shōnagon, Arthur Waley

160 pages first pub 1002 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
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996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes, memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches, lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, ...

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