Author: Murasaki Shikibu

Brand: Penguin

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Binding: Paperback

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 1216

Release Date: 01-11-2002

Part Number: 4211830

Details: Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tyler's superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese original while allowing the modern reader to appreciate it as a contemporary treasure. Supplemented with detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative, this comprehensive edition presents this ancient tale in the grand style that it deserves.

Translated by Royall Tyler

EAN: 9780142437148

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 2.0 inches

Languages: English, Japanese