'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon', an informal diary of the reminiscences of a lady-in-waiting at the court of a Heian Empress.

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon

Literature & Fiction

SHONAGON, SEI

Literary

Penguin Classics

The classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period, describing the exquisite pleasures of a confined world in which poetry, love, fashion, and whim dominated, while harsh reality was kept firmly at a distance. Moving elegantly across a wide range of themes including nature, society, and her own flirtations, Sei Shonagon provides a witty and intimate window on a woman's life at court in classical Japan. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon', an informal diary of the reminiscences of a lady-in-waiting at the court of a Heian Empress.

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon (TRANSLATIONS FROM THE ASIAN CLASSICS)

Morris, Ivan

History & Criticism

Columbia Univ. Pr.

The Pillow Book (Dover Thrift Editions: Biography/Autobiography)

Dover Publications

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Kessinger Publishing

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Historical

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

Leaders & Notable People

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

Waley com, Arthur

Literary Licensing, LLC

Arts & Literature

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