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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
Author: Shikibu Murasaki, Kencho Suematsu (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 as rich an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679729532
ISBN-10: 0679729534
Publication Date: 6/16/1990
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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