Women / Persons ~ P14988

Shikibu Murasaki

Alternate Names:
  • Lady Murasaki
  • Lady Shikibu Murasaki
Gender: Female
Life Dates: ca. 973 - ca. 1014
Types:
  • Society or High Rank
  • Writer, Novel
  • Writer, Poetry
Note: alternate birthdate: 978, alternate deathdate: 1031; wrote Tale of Genji, often considered world's first novel
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