It is generally considered that she wrote both "The Tale of Genji," which consists of 54 chapters, and "Murasaki Shikibu Diary," which was about her days in service to the Imperial Court, as well as "Collection of Murasaki Shikibu's Works."
五十四帖にわたる大作『源氏物語』、宮仕え中の日記『紫式部日記』を著したというのが通説、家集『紫式部集』が伝えられる。