Murasaki Shikibu

na she be Japanese novelist, poet den lady-in-waiting for de Imperial court insyd de Heian period. Na she be best known as de author of *The Tale of Genji*, dem widely consider am to be one of de world ein first novels, dem wrep insyd Japanese between about 1000 den 1012. Murasaki Shikibu be descriptive name; ein personal name be unknown, buh na she fi be , wey na dem mention insyd a 1007 court diary as an imperial lady-in-waiting.
### Gallery

File:Tale of Genji Royal Outing.jpg|Insyd *The Tale of Genji*, Murasaki describe court life, as dem depict insyd dis exterior scene dem title "Royal Outing", late 16th century by Tosa Mitsuyoshi
File:Murasaki Genji Hiroshige.jpg|Hiroshige *ukiyo-e* print (1852) dey show an interior court scene from *The Tale of Genji*
File:Murasaki Shikibu with male court poets.png|Insyd dis 1795 woodcut, dem dey show Murasaki insyd discussion plus five male court poets.
File:Murasaki Shikibu composing the Tale of Genji at Ishiyamadera, by Yashima Gakutei.jpg|Murasaki Shikibu dey compose *The Tale of Genji*, by Yashima Gakutei (1786–1868).

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## External links

* Rozan-ji Temple, Kyoto
*  at Project Gutenberg
* Works by Murasaki Shikibu at Open Library 
* Works by Murasaki Shikibu at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) 
* Exhibition: The Tale of Genji, A Japanese Classic Illuminated at Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 5 – June 16, 2019