A Lady in Kyoto (Penguin Archive)
Sei Shonagon
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
All moonlight is moving, wherever it may beā¦
Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in the Emperorās 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 ā wild geese in autumn, the pure white frost of winter ā is one of lifeās most exquisite pleasures.
Sei Shonagon
Ā
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
All moonlight is moving, wherever it may beā¦
Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in the Emperorās 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 ā wild geese in autumn, the pure white frost of winter ā is one of lifeās most exquisite pleasures.
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Sei Shonagon
Ā
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
All moonlight is moving, wherever it may beā¦
Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in the Emperorās 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 ā wild geese in autumn, the pure white frost of winter ā is one of lifeās most exquisite pleasures.
