Murasaki Shikibu

(mo̵̅o̅′rä sä′kē s̸hē′kē bo̵̅o̅′)

Murasaki Shikibu, Lady 978?-1031?; Jpn. novelist & poet: wrote The Tale of Genji

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Japanese writer whose masterpiece The Tale of Genji is considered to be the greatest work of Japanese fiction and the first full novel.

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