Zuihitsu has been described as a super-genre of "genreless" Japanese literature. Scholars point to "The Pillow Book" as the ur-text, its influence being felt throughout Japanese literary fiction but also modern Western fiction and non-fiction. In this video, I will take you on a whirlwind tour of this highly powerful, but poorly understood method of writing.

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0:00 Introduction
3:40 "The Pillow Book"
5:23 "The Columbia Anthology"
6:17 "Essays in Idleness"
7:09 "Conclusion"

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