Murasaki Shikibu was born was born in 978 in Kyoto, Japan and
passed away in 1014 or 1025. She was a Japanese novelist and
poet. Biography and Career : Her father was a wise man from
Kito, being preoccupied of his daughter's education. She was the
author of the medieval Japanese novel "Genji Monogatari",
written in the Heian era, by the year 1000, one of the earliest
and most famous novels in human history.. She wrote that novel
after the death of her husband Fujiwara no Habutaka, 20 years
older than her. Murasaki Shikibu was a maid of honor at the
Court of Shioshi, the wife of the Emperor Ichijo. Three works
are attributed to Murasaki, the most important being The Tale of
Genji; The Murasaki Shikibu Diary, and The Murasaki Shikibu
Collection were arranged and - "Murasaki Shikibu" was not her
real name. - - Her diary states that she was nicknamed
"Murasaki" ("purple wisteria blossom") at court, after a
character in The Tale of Genji. - Her actual name is unknown. -
Her novel, "The Tale of Genji" is one of the