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) user-added

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 ...

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reflective 100%
informative 85%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
relaxing 14%

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medium 25%
fast 12%

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