Murasaki Shikibu

[ moo-rah-sah-kee shee-kee-boo ]

noun
  1. Lady, 978?–1031?, Japanese poet and novelist.

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Murasaki Shikibu

/ (ˌmʊərɑːˈsɑːkiː ˈʃiːkiːˌbuː) /


noun
  1. 11th-century Japanese court lady, author of The Tale of Genji, perhaps the world's first novel

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