A Lady in Kyoto

Name: A Lady in Kyoto
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241752081
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By Sei Shonagon

Series: Penguin Archive

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A Lady in Kyoto by Sei Shonagon is one of 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books. 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... Read More

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A Lady in Kyoto

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A Lady in Kyoto

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A Lady in Kyoto by Sei Shonagon is one of 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books.

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, where 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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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241752081

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 81g

Pages: 128

Collections

Asian History Biography & Memoir History & Military Journals Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Political Biographies Sei Shonagon Series: Penguin Archive Stationery

About the Author

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.