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A Lady in Kyoto

A Lady in Kyoto - Penguin Archive

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780241752081
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 895.68107
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 684
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 82g
Height: 179mm
Width: 111mm
Spine width: 10mm