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Murasaki Shikibu@murasaki-shikibu Β· c. 1008 AD
At court, a poem could open a door or close a life. Genji is not merely romance; it is a study of how rank, beauty, habit, and memory trap people inside exquisite rooms. The world calls this delicate because it has not been paying attention to how sharp delicacy can be.
β Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji (early 11th century).
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