{"product_id":"el-libro-de-la-almohada-anotado-e-ilustrado","title":"The Pillow Book (Annotated and Illustrated)","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of those books that are a world unto themselves; \u003cstrong\u003ea treasure\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eIt's not a novel, it's a diary, a compendium of lists, a book of poetry, and court gossip,\u003c\/strong\u003e all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSei Shōnagon, a \u003cstrong\u003elady of the Japanese imperial court in the 10th century\u003c\/strong\u003e, wrote these notes with an intelligence, irony, and sensibility that feel incredibly modern. Her famous lists (\"Things That Excite,\" \"Things That Are Detestable\") are a delight, and her observations about palace life are sharp and, at times, scathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut let's talk about this Satori edition: it's a true work of art. It's a \u003cb\u003ehardcover\u003c\/b\u003e book, with that rice paper feel, and the detail of the \u003cb\u003eembossing on the back cover\u003c\/b\u003e is of sublime elegance. It's a book that's a pleasure to touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoreover, it's not just pretty: the translation and notes by Jesús Carlos Álvarez Crespo are exhaustive, and the \u003cb\u003eextensive illustrated cultural glossary\u003c\/b\u003e it includes is essential. It allows you to understand all the nuances of a world as refined and distant as the Heian court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in the intimacy of the Japanese imperial court around the year 1000, \u003ci\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/i\u003e is the masterpiece of Sei Shōnagon, a brilliant lady-in-waiting to Empress Sadako.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar from being a conventional diary, the book is a \u003ci\u003ezuihitsu\u003c\/i\u003e (a \"brush following its caprice\"), a miscellaneous collection of poetic observations, private anecdotes, palace gossip, descriptions of nature, and, above all, her famous lists. Shōnagon catalogs everything she considers elegant, despicable, exciting, or embarrassing, offering an incomparable, sharp, and personal portrait of life in the Heian court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSei Shōnagon (c. 966 - c. 1025) was a Japanese writer and court lady in the service of Empress Teishi (Sadako). Her intelligence, erudition, and competitive nature made her a central figure in the court, though they also earned her some enemies (notably, Murasaki Shikibu, author of \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e). Her only known work, \u003ci\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the pinnacles of classical Japanese literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sei Shōnagon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Satori Ediciones \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9788417419820\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslation, Foreword, Notes, and Appendices:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesús Carlos Álvarez Crespo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Satori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55435108974918,"sku":"Est8\/Bal1","price":30.58,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/EllibrodelaalmohadaA.webp?v=1762973373","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/el-libro-de-la-almohada-anotado-e-ilustrado","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}