Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics) by Murasaki Shikibu (.ePUB)+
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics) by Murasaki Shikibu, richard Bowring (Translation and Introduction)
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Overview: 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.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Biographies & Memoirs
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