Sei Shōnagon (清少納言, c. 966–1017 or 1025) was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi).
Sei Shōnagon
Author details
- Born:
- Feb. 5, 966
- Died:
- Feb. 5, 1025
