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Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book (1002) | Book Review and Analysis

A reflection on Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no soshi). English translation by Meredith McKinney published by Penguin in 2006. On keeping a journal (I promised to talk about The Pillow Book here):    • On Keeping a Journal   My thoughts on Tales of Ise:    • The Tales of Ise: The Underrated Gem of He...   Want more on Japanese literature written by women? The Stories of Ichiyo Higuchi:    • The Stories of Ichiyo Higuchi   Fumiko Hayashi's Floating Clouds:    • Fumiko Hayashi's Floating Clouds (1949) | ...   Yuko Tsushima's Woman Running in the Mountains:    • Yuko Tsushima's Woman Running in the Mount...   And a few other classics: Junichiro Tanizaki's The Makioka Sisters:    • Junichiro Tanizaki's The Makioka Sisters (...   Natsume Soseki's I Am a Cat:    • Natsume Soseki's I Am a Cat (1905-6) | Boo...   Yasunari Kawabata's The Old Capital:    • Yasunari Kawabata's The Old Capital (1962)...   Yukio Mishima's Short Stories:    • Yukio Mishima's Death in Midsummer and Oth...   Michio Takeyama's Harp of Burma:    • Michio Takeyama's Harp of Burma (1946) & K...   Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira:    • Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1982-1990) | Book...   Contents: 00:00 – Epigraph 00:20 – Three classics of Heian literature 01:19 – Sei Shonagon and the origin and purpose of The Pillow Book 02:21 – Title 02:39 – Content 03:16 – The Pillow Book and social media 03:52 – Some themes and a few quotations 05:12 – Sei Shonagon's persona 05:35 – Writing for oneself 06:20 – Conclusion and a piece of advice