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Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics)

Brand: Penguin
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Model: 12004
ISBN 014043576X
EAN: 9780140435764
Category: Paperback (Japan)
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Dimension: 0.37 x 8.00 x 4.84 inches
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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 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.

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