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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon (1st Edition) by Ivan Morris (Translator), Sei Shonagon, Professor Ivan Morris, Columbia University Press Paperback, 423 Pages, Published 1991 ISBN-10: 0-231-07337-2 / 0231073372 ISBN-13: 978-0-231-07337-0 / 9780231073370 The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is an immensely detailed account of court life in eleventh-century Japan. Written at the height of Heian culture, it is a classic text of great literary beauty, full of lively anecdotes, humorous observations, and subtle impressions. Sei Shonagon was a contemporary a |