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Morris belongs to the literary rather than the literal school of translators, and his talents are shown here at their best.-Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Its denizens emerge as real and never-to-be-forgotten people. The liveliest and most endearing of Heian writers, and the one who gives the most intimate and vivid picture of life at court. It comes over extraordinarily well in this translation, and can rank with any other collection of court memoirs the world over.-Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Gives all sorts of insights into the court life of the times, and into the worldly character and mentality of its author. The Pillow Book is one of the three most important works of its kind in Japanese literature, and Professor Morris has given it handsome treatment.-Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland translation maintains a high quality throughout.-Journal of Asian Studies These are the movies any cineaste worth their salted popcorn must see – ideally on a VHS tape with tracking issues, but streaming is fine, too.The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon has not only amply filled the long-felt need for a full English translation, but has also made a contribution to Heian studies. In retrospect, if it wasn’t the absolutely greatest movie decade, the ‘80s may have been the most unique, and these 50 films represent the best of the era. It was also the era that loosened the jar, so to speak, on the indie explosion of the ’90s and when international cinema began to reach more eyes than ever before. Yes, it represented the birth of the mega blockbuster, but it was also a time when the most popular movies were also among the best and most groundbreaking. Looking back now, it’s easier to see how influential and important the period was to filmmaking. Coming out of the ’70s, which introduced a new level of realism and gritty authenticity to mainstream Hollywood, filmmaking in the ‘80s got bigger, louder and, some might say, superficial.īut time has been kind to the era. One of the words most commonly associated with the popular culture of the 1980s is ‘plastic’ – and for a long time, that phrase extended to the movies.