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In the eleventh century Lady Murasaki wrote the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, the most popular work in the history of Japanese literature. In The Tale of Murasaki, Liza Dalby, author of Geisha and the only Westerner ever to have become a geisha, has created a breathtaking novel from the life of the elusive figure.
The sensitive and modest daughter of a mid-ranking court poet, Murasaki Shikibu conceives the amorous adventures of the dashing Prince Genji and shares them with an intimate circle of friends. When her storytelling comes to the attention of the regent, Murasaki is given a position at the imperial court, where she regales the empress with her tales. Spinning the inventions of her imagination with the real intrigues of the courtiers among whom she lives, Lady Murasaki comes to write her masterpiece.
The Tale of Murasaki is the exquisite and richly detailed story of the timeless poet living in an enchanting era and an exotic place. Whether writing about mystical rice fields in the rainy mountains or the politics of the royal court, Dalby breathes astonishing life into ancient Japan.
