Rokujo Ikiryo

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The most famous living-ghost in all of Japanese letters: in the Tale of Genji, the Lady Rokujo, proud and consumed by a jealousy she will not own, sends out her living spirit unknowing — to torment Genji's loves, and at last to kill his wife Aoi. The ikiryo given its perfect, tragic form. — Japanese literature