japanese literature in english

The pillow book

Translated by: Meredith McKinney

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A translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the Tale of Genji, it is one of the major Japanese classics.

Japanese title: Makura no soshi
Subjects: Courtesans
Japan, Court and courtiers
Japan, History, Heian period
Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction
Sei Shonagon, Translations into English
Notes: Japanese title: Makura no soshi. Contents: [Text], App. 1. Places, App. 2. People and where they appear, App. 3 Time, App. 4, Glossary of general terms, App. 5. Court ranks, titles, and bureaucracy, App. 6. Clothes and colour glossary. Notes by Meredith McKinney.
Description: 364 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9780140448061
OCLC Number: 70127715
Genre: Biography
Document Type: Book
Publisher: Penguin Books, 2006, 2007
Publication Place: London, New York
Japanese Publication Date: 1002
English Publication Date: 2006
Related: Penguin Classics

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