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The Pillow Book

Sei Shonagon

A new translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the TALE OF GENJI, this is one of the major Japanese Classics.

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The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics)

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The Pillow Book (Dover Thrift Editions: Biography/Autobiography)

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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon

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(日本語) The Pillow Book (Japanese Edition)

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(日本語) Three great classical literature: Makura no Soshi The Pillow book Hojoki An Account of My Hut Tsurezuregusa Essays in Idleness (Japanese Edition)

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(Español) El libro de la almohada / The Pillow Book (La Lengua) (Spanish Edition)

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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon

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(日本語) 12th (bottom) Mass Market Japan classic aggregation Pillow Book (1977) ISBN: 410620312X [Japanese Import]

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(日本語) 11th (top) Mass Market Japan classic aggregation Pillow Book (1977) ISBN: 4106203111 [Japanese Import]

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(中文) The Pillow Book (Hardcover) (Chinese Edition)

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