About the book
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.
Editions of Lady in Kyoto
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241752081
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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.
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What is Lady in Kyoto about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Lady in Kyoto?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Published diaries, letters and journals
Where can I read a sample of Lady in Kyoto?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241752081
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Lady in Kyoto?
Sei Shonagon
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Lady in Kyoto is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241752081)
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