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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
Author: Shikibu Murasaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote the world's first novel. But The Tale of Genji is no mere artifact. It is, rather, a lively and astonishingly nuanced portrait of a refined society where every dalliance is an act of political consequence, a play of characters whose inner lives are a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780394729213
ISBN-10: 0394729218
Publication Date: 2/12/1985
Pages: 238
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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