What is the author's style in The Kagero Diary: A Woman's Autobiographical Text from Tenth-century' by Edward Seidensticker?

The Kagero Diary, contains the autobiographical accounts of a Japanese woman who lives over a thousand years ago. The book is written in first person narrative in which the author records the anguish and pain she experiences from living in a dysfunctional, unsatisfying marriage. The book covers a period that spans the time of her marriage as a young woman to the latter years of her life. The woman, who is only identified by the title of Michitsuna's mother, is a prolific writer and poet. Many of her poems are made part of her diary. The woman is recognized during her lifetime for her writing abilities.