Book Description
One of the great classics of Japanese literature, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is by far our most detailed source of factual material on life in eleventh-century Japan at the height of Heian culture.


Language Notes
Text: English, Japanese (translation)


About the Author
Ivan Morris was one of our most accomplished translators from the Japanese. He wrote widely on modern and ancient japan, where he lived for four years, and translated numerous works from both classical and contemporary literature. He taught at Columbia University for many years.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

One of the great classics of Japanese literature, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is by far our most detailed source of factual material on life in eleventh-century Japan at the height of Heian culture.

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