{"product_id":"9781838866990","title":"The Pillow Book: Revelations of a Japanese Lady-in-Waiting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown for its refined style, sharp wit and observational detail, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a masterpiece of Japanese literature that introduces the reader to the musings of lady-in-waiting Sei Shōnagon, who spent her life inside the Japanese Imperial court in the early 11th century. Bold, funny and highly perceptive, Sei Shōnagon offers a deeply personal view of court life – including the ceremony, the pomp and the elegance – but most of all, provides an intimate view of human foibles and behaviour. If Sei Shōnagon was alive today, she would be a social media phenomenon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a classic example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ezuihitsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a genre of loosely connected essays, lists and diary entries that reflect the author’s spontaneous thoughts. This abridged edition offers hundreds of stories, poems and aphorisms from the original, exploring themes as wide-ranging as tales of annoying lovers who make too much noise on leaving a room in the early morning; through a court scene where a misbehaving cat disrupts a royal visit; to the delights of pinching a plump baby or seeing a garden covered in fresh snow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an utterly delightful collection that will amuse, entrance and surprise at turns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Melanie Clegg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51610669056246,"sku":"9781838866990","price":132.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/81nRRcmxyXL._SL1500.jpg?v=1789122818","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9781838866990","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}