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The first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and death at the Imperial Court. At the core of this epic is Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes, offer an equisite glimpse of the golden age of Japan. Royal Tyler's superb new translation is scrupulously true to the Japanese original but appeals immeadiately to the modern reader. This edition also includes notes, glossaries, character lists and a chronology to enable the reader to appreciate the richness of this classic of world literature.
An abridged edition of the world's first novel, in a translation that is likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to come ( The Wall Street Journal ) The inspiration behind The Metropolitan Museum of Art's The Tale of Genji A Japanese Classic Illuminated -- Now through June 16 at The
The Heian era of the tenth and eleventh centuries is recognized as one of the very greatest periods in Japanese literature, and The Tale of Genji is not only the unquestioned prose masterpiece of that period, but also the most absorbing account we have of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered cou
Sean Michael Wilson is an award-winning writer from Scotland, who currently lives in Japan. He is the author of over 30 books, the editor of the critically acclaimed collection AX: alternative manga ( Publishers Weekly 's Best ten books of 2010 and nominated for a Harvey award). As an author, he has
Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future and disdain for the past. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon wa
