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murasaki shikibu

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Mu⋅ra⋅sa⋅ki Shi⋅ki⋅bu

[moo-rah-sah-kee shee-kee-boo]
–noun
Lady, 978?–1031?, Japanese poet and novelist.
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Mu·ra·sa·ki Shi·ki·bu   (mōō'rä-sä'kē shē'kē-bōō')   
Japanese writer whose masterpiece The Tale of Genji is considered to be the greatest work of Japanese fiction and the first full novel.
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