Shikibu
Shikibu is best known as the pen name of Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese noblewoman and writer of the Heian period. She is believed to have lived in the late 10th to early 11th centuries and served as a lady-in-waiting at the Imperial Court in Kyoto. The name Shikibu reflects a court title associated with her position at the time.
Her most famous work is The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari), a multi-volume narrative that follows the
Shikibu is also associated with The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu (Murasaki Shikibu Nikki), a diary that offers