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The Tale of Genji (Everyman's Library, No.108)
The Tale of Genji - Everyman's Library, No.108
Author: Shikibu Murasaki
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 and ch...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679417385
ISBN-10: 0679417389
Publication Date: 1/11/1993
Pages: 1,216
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Publisher: Everyman's Library
Book Type: Hardcover
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