Murasaki Shikibu,Baroness

Murasaki Shikibu,Baroness
Mu·ra·sa·ki Shi·ki·bu (mo͞o'rä-säʹkē shēʹkē-bo͞o'), Baroness. 978?-1031?.
Japanese writer whose masterpiece The Tale of Genji is considered to be the greatest work of Japanese fiction and the first full novel.

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