Penguin Random House South Africa

ISBN: 9780140435764
Published: January 2005
Format: Paperback
RRP 250.00
Categories: Biography & Memoir, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction

Diary of Lady Murasaki

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Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu, born in 978, was a member of Japan’s Fujiwara clan, which ruled behind the scenes during the Heian Period by providing the brides and courtesans of all the emperors. Lady Murasaki’s rare literary talent, particularly her skill as a poet, secured her a place in the court of Empress Akiko. After the death of her husband, she cloistered herself to study Buddhism, raise her daughter, and write the world’s first novel Genji Monogatari, the tale of the shining Prince Genji.

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