num_pages: 395
description: In about 1307 a remarkable woman in Japan sat down to complete the story of her life. The result was an autobiographical narrative, a tale of thirty-six years in the life of Lady Nijo.
language: English
title: LADY NIJO'S OWN STORY: Towazu-Gatari: The Candid Diary Of a Thirteenth Century Japanese Imperial Concubine
titlecomplete: LADY NIJO'S OWN STORY: Towazu-Gatari: The Candid Diary Of a Thirteenth Century Japanese Imperial Concubine
genres: Classics, Historical, History, Japan, Asia, Biography Memoir, Japanese Literature, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 612
places: Japan
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: National Book Award
category: Translation
publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company