Home
The Diary Of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Indigo
The Diary Of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
From Murasaki Shikibu
Original price: $22.00
Current price: $20.34
![The Diary Of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Paperback | Indigo Chapters](https://dynamic.indigoimages.ca/books/9780140435764.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=en)
![The Diary Of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Paperback | Indigo Chapters](https://dynamic.indigoimages.ca/books/9780140435764.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=en)
Indigo
The Diary Of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
From Murasaki Shikibu
Original price: $22.00
Current price: $20.34
Loading Inventory...
Size: 0.33 x 7.8 x 0.25
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Indigo
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. | The Diary Of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Paperback | Indigo Chapters