{"product_id":"the-diary-of-lady-murasakiisbn-9780140435764","title":"The Diary of Lady Murasaki","description":"The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial palace - the auspicious birth of a prince, rivalries between the Emperor's consorts, with sharp criticism of Murasaki's fellow ladies-in-waiting and drunken courtiers, and telling remarks about the timid Empress and her powerful father, Michinaga. The Diary is also a work of great subtlety and intense personal reflection, as Murasaki makes penetrating insights into human psychology - her pragmatic observations always balanced by an exquisite and pensive melancholy.\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Note on Japanese Names and Dates\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCultural background \u003cbr\u003eThe author \u003cbr\u003eThe diary \u003cbr\u003eTHE DIARY OF LADY MURASAKI\u003ci\u003eAppendix I: Ground-plans and Map\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix II: Additional Sources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Guide to Further Reading\u003c\/i\u003eLady Murasaki lived in Japan at the end of the ninth century.  She was the author of The Tale of the Genji, which has been hailed as the first novel.   Richard Bowring has also translated The Tale of the Genji and is editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303030968549,"sku":"NP9780140435764","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140435764_d90e365d-b41e-4b31-a958-99c75a0aa242.jpg?v=1730752805","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-diary-of-lady-murasakiisbn-9780140435764","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}