Title The pillow book of Sei Shonagon : the diary of a courtesan in tenth century Japan / translated by Arthur Waley ; with a foreword by Dennis Washburn.

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South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction	895.614 S75P	DUE 04-09-22 Billed

Description	127 pages, [16] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future and disdain for the past. In a small diary, a young courtesan of the Heian period gives her account of the Japanese courts of the day, providing perspective on a unique time in Japanese history.
Subject	Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967-
	Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967- (OCoLC)fst01846685
	Sei Shonagon.
	Courtesans -- Japan -- Biography.
	Japan -- Court and courtiers -- Biography.
	Japan -- Court and courtiers -- History.
	Japan -- Social life and customs -- 794-1185.
	Japan -- History -- Heian period, 794-1185.
	Courtesans. (OCoLC)fst00881707
	Courts and courtiers. (OCoLC)fst00881829
	Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
	Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
Chronological Term	794-1185
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Waley, Arthur.
Added Title	Makura no sōshi. Selections. English
ISBN	9784805311080 (hbk.)
	4805311088

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