Provides excerpts of the writings of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of "The Tale of Gengji," providing an interesting glimpse of the woman.

Concepts

culture, east asia, japan, literature, novels

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Additional Tags

japanese, east asia (a.d. 400 to 1500)--japan, lady murasaki, murasaki shikibu, the tale of genji, author

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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