The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Contributors: Arthur Waley (Translator)
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: January 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781417900695
Subjects: Biography: historical; Personal Memoirs; Biography / Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Ancient - General; Historical - General
First sentence: WHEN the first volume of The Tale of Genji appeared in English, the prevailing comment of critics was that the book revealed a subtle and highly developed civilization, the very existence of which had hitherto remained unsuspected.