A translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the Tale of Genji, it is one of the major Japanese classics.
| japanese title: | Makura no soshi |
| notes: | Japanese title: Makura no soshi. Contents: [Text], App. 1. Places, App. 2. People and where they appear, App. 3 Time, App. 4, Glossary of general terms, App. 5. Court ranks, titles, and bureaucracy, App. 6. Clothes and colour glossary. Notes by Meredith McKinney. |
| subjects: | Court and courtiers Courtesans Japan, History, Heian period Social life and customs |
| genre: | Biography/Memoir |
| ISBN: | 9780140448061 |
| OCLC number: | 70127715 |
| publisher: | Penguin Books, 2006, 2007 |
| publication place: | London, New York |
| japanese publication date: | 1002 |
| english publication date: | 2006 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | 364 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm. |
| related: | Penguin Classics |