The Diary of Lady Murasaki - (Penguin Classics) by Murasaki Shikibu (Paperback)

Name: The Diary of Lady Murasaki - (Penguin Classics) by Murasaki Shikibu (Paperback)
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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.
About the Author: Lady Murasaki lived in Japan at the end of the ninth century.
144 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
Series Name: Penguin Classics

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Book Synopsis

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 imperial palace - the auspicious birth of a prince, rivalries between the Emperor's consorts, with sharp criticism of Murasaki's fellow ladies-in-waiting and drunken courtiers, and telling remarks about the timid Empress and her powerful father, Michinaga. The Diary is also a work of great subtlety and intense personal reflection, as Murasaki makes penetrating insights into human psychology - her pragmatic observations always balanced by an exquisite and pensive melancholy.

About the Author

Lady Murasaki lived in Japan at the end of the ninth century. She was the author of The Tale of the Genji, which has been hailed as the first novel. Richard Bowring has also translated The Tale of the Genji and is editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 4.84 Inches (W) x .37 Inches (D)

Weight: .25 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 144

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Series Title: Penguin Classics

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Format: Paperback

Author: Murasaki Shikibu

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 1996

TCIN: 1006088735

UPC: 9780140435764

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-6228

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.37 inches length x 4.84 inches width x 8 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.25 pounds

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