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