*Ø* Blogmanac August 5, 973 | Happy birthday, Murasaki Shikibu
973* Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese author, noted for her diary. Her first name refers to her father's office as a Japanese governor; her personal name is not recorded, it being considered impolite to write the names of women of high rank. After her husband died, Murasaki joined the retinue of Empress Akiko, and wrote The Tale of Genji, the world's first surviving long novel. Her book is called the finest work of Japanese literature. Nothing is known of Murasaki's life after leaving the court of the empress.
The tales of Prince Genji, known as ‘the Shining Prince’, became popular immediately on its release. It was meant to be read aloud, and the earliest Genji manuscript was lost. Luckily, early 12th-Century scrolls of the tale survived, and through the ages, the novel has been translated into many languages.
* Sources differ as to the year of her birth.
973* Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese author, noted for her diary. Her first name refers to her father's office as a Japanese governor; her personal name is not recorded, it being considered impolite to write the names of women of high rank. After her husband died, Murasaki joined the retinue of Empress Akiko, and wrote The Tale of Genji, the world's first surviving long novel. Her book is called the finest work of Japanese literature. Nothing is known of Murasaki's life after leaving the court of the empress.
The tales of Prince Genji, known as ‘the Shining Prince’, became popular immediately on its release. It was meant to be read aloud, and the earliest Genji manuscript was lost. Luckily, early 12th-Century scrolls of the tale survived, and through the ages, the novel has been translated into many languages.
* Sources differ as to the year of her birth.
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