'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 McKinney
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