The Diary of Lady Murasaki Paperback / softback
by Murasaki Shikibu
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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 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:07/03/1996
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- ISBN:9780140435764
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:07/03/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140435764