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Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan
Author: Shikibu Murasaki
Because women in ancient Japan enjoyed high status, they were well-educated and reasonably independent. They also produced much of the country's best literature. Three of these amazing ladies wrote these diaries, among them the highly skilled writer Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 973-1025 a.d.). A lady-in-waiting to the Japanese Empress, she became very ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780486432045
ISBN-10: 0486432041
Publication Date: 8/27/2003
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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