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The Tale Of Murasaki

The Tale Of Murasaki

Liza Dalby

Arguably the world's first novelist, Murasaki Shikibu wrote "The Tale of Genji" in the 11th century. Liza Dalby's novel is based on existing fragments of Murasaki's diary and poems and is a fictional account of Japan's most famous female writer.
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Summary

In a wonderful world shaped by beauty and poetry, ancient traditions and popular intrigue, a young woman at the centre of the eleventh-century Japanese imperial court observes the exotic world around her. Murasaki sees everything, the Emperor and Empress, aristocrats and concubines, warriors and servants, her own family. She records a remarkable place of political and sexual plotting, male power and female manipulation, as she writes the Tale of Genji, the masterpiece of Japanese literature.

Product Description

Title - The Tale Of Murasaki

Edition -

Author - Liza Dalby

ISBN 13 - 9780099284642

Imprint - Vintage

Publisher - Vintage Publishing

Date Published - 01/02/2001

Prize -

No. of pages - 432

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 131 x 198 x 29mm

Weight - 284 g

Languages - English