The Diary of Lady Murasaki
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Japanese novelist and poet, Murasaki Shikibu (c. AD 973-1025) served as a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court during the Heian period. She and other women writers of the era were instrumental in developing Japanese as a written language, and her masterpiece, The Tale of Genji, is regarded as the world's first novel.
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Japanese novelist and poet, Murasaki Shikibu (c. AD 973-1025) served as a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court during the Heian period. She and other women writers of the era were instrumental in developing Japanese as a written language, and her masterpiece, The Tale of Genji, is regarded as the world's first novel.
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