Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future and disdain for the past. In a small diary, a young courtesan of the Heian period gives her account of the Japanese courts of the day, providing perspective on a unique time in Japanese history.
| japanese title: | Makura no soshi |
| notes: | Japanese title: Makura no soshi. Other titles: The pillow-book of Sei Shonagon. Foreword by Dennis Washburn. |
| subjects: | Court and courtiers Courtesans Japan, History, Heian period Social life and customs |
| genre: | Biography/Memoir |
| ISBN: | 9784805311080 |
| OCLC number: | 645708256 |
| publisher: | G. Allen & Unwin, 1928, 1929, 1979; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1929; Grove Press, 1960; Kessinger Publishing, 2005; Tuttle, 2011 |
| publication place: | London, Boston; Boston, New York; New York; Whitefish, MT; Rutland, VT, New York |
| japanese publication date: | 1002 |
| english publication date: | 1928 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | 127 p., [16] p.of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm. |