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The Tale of Genji (Penguin Classics)
The Tale of Genji - Penguin Classics
Author: Murasaki Shikibu
In the tradition of Robert Fagles's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Viking presents a stunning translation of Lady Murasaki's exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan. Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670030200
ISBN-10: 0670030201
Publication Date: 10/15/2001
Pages: 1,200
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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