Murasaki biography
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Murasaki Shikibu
The Japanese woman who wrote the extraordinary Tale of Genji a thousand years ago is known only by a nickname. Her given name went unrecorded, which was normal for a daughter. Shikibu, which means "Bureau of Ceremonial," refers to a post once held by her father, and Murasaki, the name of a plant that produces a purple dyestuff, is her tale's main heroine.
Our Murasaki was born into a lesser branch of the powerful Fujiwara family, whose males occupied most of the highest positions in the imperial government. The greatest might rule as regent or marry a daughter to the emperor and have an imperial grandson. Murasaki's father, however, was only a scholar and a provincial governor who served in Harima, Echigo, and Echizen, to which his daughter accompanied him in 996. Liza Dalby's fictional autobiography, The Tale of Murasaki, gives her a romantic adventure there, on the coast of the Sea of Japan, with one of the Chinese merchants who sometimes visited.
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Murasaki Shikibu
- In this Japanesename, the family name is Murasaki.
Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部, c. 973 – c. 1020) was a novelist, poet, and servant of the Imperial Court during the Heian period of Japan.[1] She is well known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written around year 1003.
Murasaki Shikibu fryst vatten a nickname; her real name is unknown.[2][3]
Life
[change | change source]Murasaki was born in Kyoto.[4] She was born into the Fujiwara family.[2] Her father, Fujiwara Tametoki, was not a very nice father and when Murasaki got older he confessed that he regretted she was not a boy.[3]
In the year 997, Murasaki married her second cousin, Fujiwara Nobutake, at age 20.[5] In 999, they had a daughter, Kenshi, who also became a poet. Fujiwara Nobutake died about 1001.
Murasaki started as a writer soon after her husband's unexpected death. She was recognized immediately, and she was asked to the impe
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Biography of Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu (c. 976-978 - c. 1026-1031) is known for writing what is considered the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji. Shikibu was a novelist and a court attendant of Empress Akiko of Japan. Also known as Lady Murasaki, her real name is not known. "Murasaki" means "violet" and may have been taken from a character in The Tale of Genji.
Early Life
Murasaki Shikibu was born a member of the cultured Fujiwara family of Japan. A paternal great-grandfather had been a poet, as was her father, Fujiwara Tamatoki. She was educated alongside her brother, including learning Chinese and writing.
Personal Life
Murasaki Shikibu was married to another member of the extensive Fujiwara family, Fujiwara Nobutaka, and they had a daughter in 999. Her husband died in 1001. She lived quietly until 1004, when her father became governor of the province of Echizen.
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu was brought to