清少納言
Sei Shōnagon (lit. "lesser councilor of state Sei", real name unknown), (c. 966–1017 or later)

A Japanese court lady (女房 [i]nyoubo[/i]) and diarist who served the [[fujiwara_no_teishi|Empress Teishi]] (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle [[Heian]] period. She was involved in a court rivalry with [[murasaki_shikibu_(kimi_no_tame_nara_shineru)|Murasaki Shikibu]], lady-in-waiting to second empress consort [[fujiwara_no_shoushi|Shoushi]]. Her fate is uncertain, by most accounts either taking up Buddhist vows or marrying a provincial governor. 

She was an influential figure in Japanese literature, being best known as the author of [i]The Pillow Book[/i] (枕草子 [i]makura no sōshi[/i]). The book is both a personal diary and an eclectic collection of lists, musings and poetry, a format that created the genre of [i]zuihitsu[/i] (随筆) that is often compared to the contemporary medium of blogging. 

h4.See also

* "Wikipedia article":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei_Shōnagon
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