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The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

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Author Biography

Name: Murasaki Shikibu
Birth Date: c. 976
Death Date: c. 1031
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan
Place of Death: Kyoto, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Occupations: author

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Biography of Murasaki Shikibu
901 words, approx. 3 pages
Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 976-ca. 1031) was a Japanese writer of the late Heian period. Her "The Tale of Genji," the world's first psychological novel, is one of the longest and most distinguished masterpieces of Japanese literature. The exact dates of the l...


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The Tale of Genji Summary
8,117 words, approx. 27 pages
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji, considered the world’s first great novel, describes the life of Japanese court society during the Heian period (794-1185) about 50 years before the lifetime of the author, Murasaki Shikibu...
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The Tale of Genji Information
4,401 words, approx. 15 pages
<i>The Tale of Genji</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (源氏物語, <i>Genji Monogatari</i><span class="t_nihongo_help"><sup><a href="/Help:Japanese" title="Help:Japanese">?) is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese...


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Kyodo World Service
LEAD: Seidensticker, translator of Japanese literary works, dies at 86
8/27/2007: 340 words, approx. 1 pages
Edward G. Seidensticker, known for his English translation of the classic ''Tale of Genji'' and translations of works by modern Japanese authors such as Yasunari Kawabata, died at a Tokyo hospital Sunday, a long-time friend said Monday. He was 86. He had...


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Essay Grade: 96%
Doomed Relationships in Japanese Literature
1,329 words, approx. 4 pages
This essay is a comparison of relationships in "The tale of Genji" and "Song of Everlasting Sorrow"


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