The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Translated by Ivan Morris
December, 1991
Paper, 419 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-07337-0
$28.00
/ £19.50
The calender
The government
places
Home provinces and neighbouring provinces
The surroundings of the capital
The capital
Clothes, houses, etc.
Clothes
Houses
Vehicles
Letters, games, musical instruments
Chronology
Related Subjects
Series
About the Author
Ivan Morris (1925-1976) was considered the most versatile Japanese translator of his generation and wrote widely on modern and ancient Japan. He taught at Columbia University and was chair of its Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His books include translations of As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams, The Journey, Life of an Amorous Woman, and The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, as well as several historical studies, including The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan, The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan, and Nationalism and the Right Wing in Japan: A Study of Postwar Trends.
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