Jan Blensdorf — My Name Is Sei Shonagon

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. First edition. Paperback. The uncorrected proof copy for Jan Blensdorf's first work of fiction. First edition, uncorrected proof copy. 'My Name is Sei Shonagon' is a fictional story of 'one woman's fascination with conflicting aspects of her society&apos. The narrator, who is half American and half Japanese, accompanies her mother to Tokyo following her father's death. She mysteriously ends up being confined to a hospital bed, where her meditations and recollections are told to the narrator as she fades in and out of consciousness. Jan Blensdorf is a expatriate Australian writer, who is now based in England. Following two years living in Japan, Blensdorf decided to publish her first novel. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .