The tale of Genji /

"Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian Period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji--widely considered the world's first novel--during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- (Author)
Other Authors:	Washburn, Dennis C. (Dennis Charles), 1954- (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the Japanese.
Published:	New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Murasaki Shikibu, > 978?- > Translations into English. Courts and courtiers > Fiction. Japanese fiction > To 1600 > Translations into English. Japan > Social life and customs > To 1600 > Fiction. Murasaki Shikibu, > 978?- Courts and courtiers. Japanese fiction. To 1600 Fiction. Translations.