It is generallyconsidered that she wrote both "The Tale of Genji," which consists of 54 chapters, and "Murasaki Shikibu Diary," which was about her daysinservice to the Imperial Court, aswellas "Collection of Murasaki Shikibu's Works."
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紫式部は娘時代の約2年を父の任国で過ごす。
Murasaki Shikibu, during her childhood, spenttwoyearsin the place of her father's assignment.
Also, tradition has it that Murasaki Shikibu's gravecanbefoundat Murasaki no Nishigoshoden-cho (Horikawa Kitaoji Kudaru, West side), Kita Ward, Kyoto City.
Additionally, "Various Japanese Family Trees" ("New Compilation of Various Japanese Family Trees Analogy") says that 'acourtlady of Jotomonin, a poet, Murasaki Shikibu, anauthor of The Tale of Genji, or Masatada's granddaughter, Tametoki's daughter, mistress of Michinaga, the chiefadviser to the Emperor,' which clearly shows that she was amistress of Michinaga, but the truerelationshipbetween them is unknown.
Murasaki Shikibu denounced Sei Shonagon in "Murasaki Shikibu Diary" ("Murasaki Diary") as if she absolutely denied Sei Shonagon's personality and achievement, but Sei Shonagon never wrote about Murasaki Shikibu in "The Pillow Book," which suggests that the view mentioned above is correct.
There is astrongpossibility that it had great influences on "Kagero Diary (The Gossamer Years)," "Izumi Shikibu Diary," "Murasaki Shikibu Diary," "Sarashina Nikki (Diary)," etc.