Library / The 200 / Sei Shōnagon
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Major worksThe Pillow Book
The Japanese court lady whose Pillow Book offers a witty, opinionated, and brilliantly observed record of life at the Heian court around the year 1000. A contemporary and rival in spirit to Murasaki Shikibu, she perfected a free-flowing style of lists, anecdotes, and impressions that remains one of the great delights of Japanese literature.
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