# The Pillow Book

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- Authors: [Sei Shonagon](https://www.bookquiver.com/sei-shonagon)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2006-11-30
- Genres: Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction in translation

## Description

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.

## Editions

### The Pillow Book

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4190-694-2
- Published: 2006-11-30
- Language: en_GB

### The Pillow Book

- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4044-806-1
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2006-11-30
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [Записки в узголів’ї](https://www.bookquiver.com/sei-sonagon/uk/zapysky-v-uzgholivi) (uk_UA)