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Discussed extensively as one of the most famous passages in Japanese literature, a masterpiece written in the early 11th century. The hosts read from it and analyze its contents throughout the episode.

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Mentioned at the end as the subject of the next episode, written by another woman at the Heian court who Murasaki hated, described as 'one of the wittiest, most elegant, most brilliant women who's ever lived'

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Referenced as an example of the tradition of aristocratic women writing diaries and miscellanies at court, mentioned in connection with a film starring Ewan McGregor