The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan by Sei Shōnagon, Dennis Washburn

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan

Sei Shōnagon, Dennis Washburn with Arthur Waley (Translator)

144 pages • first pub 1002 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
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She was a contemporary and acquaintance of the well-known courtesan Murasaki Shikibu, author of the Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji. A perfect companion to that work, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon brings an added dimension to Murasaki's t...

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