A Lady in Kyoto

A Lady in Kyoto

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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, 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.

Author: Sei Shonagon
Format: Paperback, 128 pages, 111mm x 180mm, 83 g
Published: 2025, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military

Vendor: Book Grocer
SKU: 9780241752081-RETAIL
Categories: All Asian History Best Sellers - Individual titles Books on Japan History Military History Non-Secondhand Books Only One Copy Recent Releases Social Sciences
Tags: Asian History August-2025 Biography historical - political and military Diaries - letters and journals Japan Japanese History NewSystem Paperback RR Social and cultural History
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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, 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.