"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. A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, Sei Sho-nagon's commentary brings an added dimension to that timeless and seminal work. In a pl."@en
""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. A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, Sei Shōnagon's commentary brings an added dimension to that timeless and seminal work. In a place and time where poetry was as important as knowledge and beauty was highly revered, Sei Shonagon's private writings give the reader a charming and intimate glimpse into a time of isolated innocence and pale beauty"--"

"The pillow book of Sei Shonagon = 枕草子 : the diary of a courtesan in tenth century Japan"
"The pillow book of Sei Shonagon : the diary of a courtesan in tenth century Japan"
"Pillow book of Sei Shonagon = makuranosōshi : The diary of a courtesan in tenth century Japan"
"The pillow book of Sei Shonagon the diary of a courtesan in tenth century Japan"
"The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon the Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan"@en