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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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