Murasaki is known as the author of the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, about a romantic prince in ancient eleventh century Japan. SA Liza Dalby, who first fell in love with Japan during a high-school exchange year, became the only Westerner to mare music on her shamisen as a geisha, a professional entertainer. Whether writing about mystical rice fields in the rainy mountains or the politics and intrigue of the royal court, Dalby breathes astonishing life into ancient Japan. The Tale of Murasaki by Liza Dalby is an epistolary novel/ historical reimagining of the life of writer Murasaki Shikibu based on the recovered diaries she kept throughout her life. The Tale of Murasaki is the story of an enchanting time and an exotic place. The Tale of Murasaki is the story of an enchanting time and an exotic place. In The Tale of Murasaki, Liza Dalby has created a breathtaking fictionalized narrative of the life of this timeless poeta lonely girl who becomes such a compelling storyteller that she is invited to regale the empress with her tales. In The Tale of Murasaki, Liza Dalby has created a breathtaking fictionalized narrative of the life of this timeless poet-a lonely girl who becomes such a compelling storyteller that she is invited to regale the empress with her tales.

In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu wrote the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, the most popular work in the history of Japanese literature.

The Tale of Murasaki is an elegant and brilliantly authentic historical novel by the author of Geisha and the only Westerner ever to have become a geisha. A UT H O R S N OTE I first read Arthur Waley's classic translation of the romantic novel centering on the figure of the Shining Prince.

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The tale of murasaki by liza dalby