The Diary of Lady Murasaki Paperback by Murasaki Shikibu Condition:New Some of the most persuasive

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The Diary of Lady Murasaki Paperback by Murasaki Shikibu Condition:New Some of the most persuasiveProduct Details Publisher: Penguin Classics (1996 10 01) Language: English Paperback: 144 pages ISBN 13: 9780140435764 Item Weight: 113. 4 grams Dimensions: 7. 8 x 5. 1 x 0. 33 cm 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