The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu

The Diary of Lady Murasaki

Murasaki Shikibu with Richard Bowring (Translator)

144 pages first pub 1010 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir tense slow-paced
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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 i...

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informative 85%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
relaxing 14%

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fast 12%

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