A Lady in Kyoto by Sei Shonagon
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All moonlight is moving, wherever it may be…
Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in the Emperor’s palace and discover a lost world, in which games of poetry are the highest form of wit, lovers send each other elegant morning-after letters, and appreciation of the natural world – wild geese in autumn, the pure white frost of winter – is one of life’s most exquisite pleasures.
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Why I am a Stoic
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A Hunger-Artist
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The New Dress
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Coal
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Secretary
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Lady L.
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The Umbrella
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No Coward Soul Is Mine
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Monkey King Makes Havoc in Heaven
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Requiem
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The Country of the Pointed Firs
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The Seducer’s Diary
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Sei Shonagon (?966-?1017) was a gentlewoman in the court of Empress Teishi, in what is now Kyoto, Japan. She lived at the height of the Heian period and used the ins and outs of life at court to inspire her writing.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241752081 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241752086 |
| Title | A Lady in Kyoto |
| Author | Sei Shonagon |
| Series | Penguin Archive |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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