Jan Blensdorf — My Name Is Sei Shonagon

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition copy of Blensdorf's first work of fiction, signed to the title page and in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to title page. '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 original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper excellent with minimal edge wear to top edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean throughout. Light age-toning to top margin of text. Author's signature to recto of title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.