The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki Shikibu
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Author: Murasaki ShikibuTranslator: Edward G. Seidensticker
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1978-07-12
ISBN: 0394735307
Number of pages: 1118
Publisher: Knopf
Product features:
- Decorative paperback with full design on back an front of leaves and
- grasses in colors of rich light ornage, green and white.
Summary of The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until now there has been no translation that is both complete and scrupulously faithful to the original text. Edward G. Seidensticker's masterly rendering was first published in two volumes in 1976 and immediately hailed as a classic of the translator's art. It is here presented in one unabridged volume, illustrated throughout by woodcuts taken from a 1650 Japanese edition of The Tale of Genji.Literary Books
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