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The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan

Name: The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan
ISBN: 9784805311080

Sei Shōnagon, Arthur Waley (translation), Dennis Washburn

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Japan in the 10th century stood physically & culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle & beautiful world was in operation, & its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future & 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.

A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, Sei Sho-nagon's commentary brings an added dimension to that timeless & seminal work. In a pl.;Foreword; Translator's Notes; Japan in the Tenth Century.

Dennis Washburn is Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Languages & Literatures & Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Translating Mount Fuji: Modern Japanese Fiction & The Ethics of Identity & translator of Temple of the Wild Geese & Bamboo Dolls of Echizen.