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Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and author who lived during the Heian period and is best known for writing *The Pillow Book*, a influential collection of observations, lists, and reflections on court life. Her witty and insightful writing style made her one of the most important literary figures in Japanese history and helped establish new forms of personal essay writing.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 967
- Works
- 34
Top works
- 枕草子全釋
- 現代語訳枕草子
- Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
- 堺本枕冊子
- 校訂三卷本枕草子
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Film & TV
Writing
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
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- Chemoresistance Evolution in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Delineated by Single-Cell Sequencing
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Quotes
- “A man who has nothing in particular to recommend him discusses all sorts of subjects at random as though he knew everything. (p. 44)”
- “One is telling a story about old times when someone breaks in with a little detail that he happens to know, implying that one's own version is inaccurate — disgusting behavior! (p. 46)”
- “Splendid ThingsChinese brocade. A sword with a decorated scabbard. The grain of the wood in a Buddhist statue. Long flowering branches of beautifully coloured wistaria entwined about a pine tree. (p. 109)”
- “Things That Lose by Being PaintedPinks, cherry blossoms, yellow roses. Men or women who are praised in romances as being beautiful.Things That Gain by Being PaintedPines. Autumn fields. Mountain villages and paths. Cranes and deer. A very cold winter scene; an unspeakably hot summer scene. (p. 138)”
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- Sei Shōnagon
- date of birth
- 0966-00-00
- date of death
- 1025-00-00
- name in native language
- 清少納言
- start of work period
- 1000-00-00
- name in kana
- せい しょうなごん
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Article
Sei Shōnagon (清少納言; [sei ɕoː.naꜜ.ɡoɴ, seː-, -ŋoɴ], c. 966–1017 or 1025), or Seijo (清女; [seꜜi.(d)ʑo, seꜜː-], lit. 'Lady Sei'), was a Japanese author, poet, and court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000, during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi).
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