It is in general the unexplored that attracts us. - Murasaki Shikibu

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It is in general the unexplored that attracts us.

Murasaki Shikibu

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About Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部 Murasaki Shikibu, c. 973 or 978 – c. 1014 or 1031) was a novelist, poet, and servant of the imperial court during the Heian period of Japan. She is the author of the Tale of Genji.

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Alternative Names: Lady Murasaki

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