The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book

Sei Shōnagon

285 pages digital 1002

35 editions

nonfiction classics memoir informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
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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 peri...

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