1 Season
36 Episode
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Season 1 Episode 23 Lady Murasaki Writes the First Novel
At the height of the Heian period, Japan was breaking away from Chinese influence and developing its own courtly culture, with women emerging as a powerful force in art and literature. Here you will meet Murasaki Shikibu, the woman who wrote the world’s first novel: The Tale of Genji.
- Year: 2019
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Wonderium
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- Director: Joyce E. Salisbury
- Cast: Joyce E. Salisbury