Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan: The Sarashina Diary, The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu, The Diary of Izumi Shikibu by Various

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan: The Sarashina Diary, The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu, The Diary of Izumi Shikibu

Various with Kochi Doi (Translator), Annie Shepley Omori (Translator)

192 pages first pub 1920 (editions)

nonfiction classics history reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
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Because women in ancient Japan enjoyed high status, they were well-educated and reasonably independent. They also produced much of the country's best literature. Three of these amazing ladies wrote these diaries, among them the highly skilled writ...

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