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A parody of this author, partly titled for a dog, contrasts the joy of “a sightseeing pleasure trip” with the annoyance of “accompanying the master on a sightseeing pleasure trip.” Meredith McKinney wrote a celebrated 2006 translation of this author, who wrote a poem noting that “even if some are deceived by the crow of a false rooster” at night, “the guards are never fooled” in an exchange of wits with Controller First Secretary Yakunari. This author praised a “white coat worn over a violet waistcoat” and a “child eating strawberries” (10[1])in a book with sections beginning “In spring, the dawn” and “In summer, the nights.” This author included “Deeply Irritating Things,” “Elegant Things,” and “Things that Make One’s Heart Beat Faster” among the lists of a zuihitsu book. For 10 points, name this Heian-era author of The Pillow Book. ■END■

ANSWER: Sei Shōnagon [accept either underlined portion; or Kiyohara no Nagiko]
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