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Murasaki Shikibu , c.978-1031?, Japanese novelist, court figure at the height of the Heian period (795-1185). Known also as Lady Murasaki, she is celebrated as the author of the romantic novel Genji-Monogatari [tale of Genji], one of the first great works of fiction to be written in Japanese. It concerns the life of Prince Genji and his descendants and is a subtle and thorough delineation of a complex society.

Bibliography: See her diary translated by R. Bowring (1982); modern translations of Genji by E. G. Seidensticker (1978) and R. Tyler (2001).

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Murasaki, Shikibu (978–1014) Japanese diarist and novelist. Murasaki is best known for her novel, The Tale of Genji. Dating from c.1000, it is one of the first works of fiction written in Japanese. See also Japanese literature
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