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Murasaki Shikibu

京都市, 京都府, 日本の地元作家

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973–c. 1014) was a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court in Heian-kyō, today's Kyoto. Her Tale of Genji, written around 1010, is often called the world's first novel.

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