- Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Japan, fiction
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Prestige, contemplative, earnest and epic.
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Murasaki Shikibu
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780486414157
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First sentence
“IN the reign of a certain Emperor, whose name is unknown to us, there was, among the Niogo and Koyi of the Imperial Court, one who, though she was not of high birth, enjoyed the full tide of Royal favor.”
About Murasaki Shikibu · 973?–1014
Japanese novelist and poet
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