← Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibu Diaryby Murasaki ShikibuIntimate journal documenting life at the imperial court in Heian JapanFind on Amazon↗About the authorMurasaki ShikibuAuthor of The Tale of Genji, widely considered the world's first novel. Her work offers an intimate portrait of Heian court life and established the psychological novel centuries before the form emerged in the West.More by Murasaki ShikibuThe Tale of GenjiEleventh-century Japanese masterpiece following a courtier through romance and intrigue→
