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ISBN-10: 0710310897 | ISBN-13: 978-0710310897 | Publication Date: November 4, 2005 | Edition: 1

These diaries are a remarkable record of court life in eleventh century Japan. They are the personal accounts of three young girls, Sarashina, daughter of a Governor of Kazusa, Murasaki Shikibu, and Izumi Shikibu, daughter of a Governor of Echizen.

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Text: English, Japanese (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 4, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0710310897
ISBN-13: 978-0710310897
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
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