The Pillow Book

Summary

The Pillow Book is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,462 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Pillow Book authored Sei Shōnagon^[3].
• The Pillow Book's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Pillow Book's genre is zuihitsu^[5].
• The Pillow Book's Commons category is recorded as The Pillow Book^[6].
• The Pillow Book's language of work or name is recorded as Early Middle Japanese^[7].
• The Pillow Book's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[8].
• The Pillow Book comprises Hateful Things^[9].
• 1002 marks the founding of The Pillow Book^[10].
• The Pillow Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q11355362^[11].
• The Pillow Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q11611951^[12].
• The Pillow Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q11428295^[13].
• The Pillow Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q11397608^[14].
• The Pillow Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507482^[15].
• The Pillow Book's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Pillow Book^[16].
• The Pillow Book's main subject is okashi^[17].
• The Pillow Book's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '枕草子'}^[18].
• The Pillow Book's derivative work is recorded as Q11560574^[19].
• The Pillow Book's derivative work is recorded as Q11532760^[20].
• The Pillow Book's derivative work is recorded as Q11532761^[21].
• The Pillow Book's derivative work is recorded as Q11532762^[22].
• The Pillow Book's derivative work is recorded as Makura no Sōshi Ekotoba^[23].
• The Pillow Book's derivative work is recorded as The Pillow Book^[24].
• The Pillow Book's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Pillow Book authored Sei Shōnagon^[3].

Publication

The Pillow Book's language of work or name is recorded as Early Middle Japanese^[7]. Its genre is zuihitsu^[5].

Subject and Themes

The Pillow Book's main subject is okashi^[17].

Why It Matters

The Pillow Book ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,462 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]