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Tale of Genji (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) Paperback - 2000
by Kencho Suematsu,Murasaki Shikibu
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- Title Tale of Genji (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
- Author Kencho Suematsu,Murasaki Shikibu
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [Paperback ed.]
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 227
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tuttle Publishing, Boston, MA, U.S.A
- Date 2000-12-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # mon0002601276
- ISBN 9780804832564 / 0804832560
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.95 x 5.23 x 0.67 in (20.19 x 13.28 x 1.70 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00055239
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
"Superbly written and genuinely engaging . . . one of those works that can be read and reread throughout one's life." —Liza Dalby, Los Angeles Times Book Review Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel—and is certainly one of its finest. Genji, the Shining Prince, son of an emperor, 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 superb translation is detailed, poetic, and true to the Japanese original while allowing the English reader to appreciate its timeless beauty. In this deftly abridged edition, Tyler focuses on the early chapters, which vividly evoke Genji as a young man and leave him at his first moment of triumph.
First line
IN the reign of a certain Emperor, whose name is unknown to us, there was, among the Niogo and Koyi of the Imperial Court, one who, though she was not of high birth, enjoyed the full tide of Royal favor.