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  • A Tale Unasked

    A Tale Unasked - Paperback

    A Tale Unasked - Paperback

    By Lady Nijo

About Lady Nijo Books

Lady Nijo (1258-after 1307) was a Japanese noblewoman, poet, and author. She was raised in the court of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and became his concubine, before being expelled for her affairs with other men. She became a traveling Buddhist nun and eventually wrote a memoir, Towazugatari (A Tale Unasked). It survived in a single copy and remained hidden for years in the library of the imperial family household before being rediscovered in 1940.