Quote by: Murasaki Shikibu

Ceaseless as the interminable voices of the bell-cricket, all night till dawn my tears flow.


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Author Bio


  • NameMurasaki Shikibu
  • DescriptionJapanese novelist, poet during the Heian period. best known as the author of The Tale of Genji
  • AliasesLady Murasaki
  • CountryJapan
  • ProfessionLady-in-waiting; Novelist; Poet; Writer
  • WorksMurasaki; Kiritsubo Emperor; Hikaru Genji