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 | The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics) by Sei Shonagon, Meredith Mckinney (Translator) Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-14-044806-3 / 0140448063 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044806-1 / 9780140448061 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 period, describing the exquisite pleasures of a confined | |