The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu

The Diary of Lady Murasaki

Murasaki Shikibu

218 pages digital 1010

4 editions

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 The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese ...

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