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996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes, memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches, lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that interested her, diary entries, descriptions of nature, pilgrimages, conversations, poetry exchanges-indeed, almost everything that made up daily life for the upper classes in Japan during the Heian period.
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- PublisherKessinger Publishing Co
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1417900695
- ISBN 13 9781417900695
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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