枕草子
The Pillow Book
Sei Shōnagon 清少納言 · c. 966 – c. 1025
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A court lady’s lists, judgments and scenes: hateful things, things that quicken the heart, the best hour of each season. Sei Shōnagon is quick, vain, funny and exact, and a thousand years later her taste still feels personal. The book founded the Japanese tradition of the zuihitsu, writing that follows the brush wherever it goes.