The Pillow Book
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Pillow Book
By (Author) Sei Shonagon
Translated by Meredith McKinney
Notes by Meredith McKinney
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
4th January 2007
30th November 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
952.01092
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
294g
Description
New translation of a book that has sold over 100,000 in its previous version A new translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the TALE OF GENJI, this is one of the major Japanese Classics.
Author Bio
Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature, both contemporary and classical. She lived in Japan for twenty years and currently lives in Braidwood, New South Wales. Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature, both contemporary and classical. She lived in Japan for twenty years and currently lives in Braidwood, New South Wales.
