The Pillow Book(枕草子,Makura no sōshi?) is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Sadako during the 990s in HeianJapan. Sei Shōnagon (清少納言), (966-unknown) was a Japanese author and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi during the years around 1000, known as the author of The Pillow Book (Makura no sōshi). ... Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century Decades: 940s - 950s _ 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s _ 1020s - 1030s - 1040s 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 Events: Sei Shonagon writes The Pillow Book, a compilation of her daily observations, thoughts and feelings as an... The Heian period (Japanese: 平安時代, Heian-jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. ...
In it she included lists of all kinds (agreeable things, disagreeable things, things without merit), personal thoughts, interesting events in court, poetry and some opinions on her contemporaries. While it is mostly a personal work, Shōnagon's writing and poetic skill makes it interesting as a work of literature, and it is valuable as an historical document. Part of it was revealed to the Court by accident during Shōnagon's life. The book has been translated into English by Ivan Morris. Ivan Morris (1925-1978) was a British author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies. ...
There is a film of the same name by director Peter Greenaway, which deals with a contemporary story but references the literary work. The Pillow Book is a 1996 film by UK director Peter Greenaway, which stars Vivian Wu as Nagiko, a Japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers. ... Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway (b. ...
The PillowBook is a 1996 film by UK director Peter Greenaway, which stars Vivian Wu as Nagiko, a Japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers.
The title, "The PillowBook", is in reference to a kind of Japanese diary, in which the story was made from the skin from Jerome's body, as an act of desecration.
Upon recovering the "book" Nagiko writes a "The PillowBook" on it, telling of her story.
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