The Tale of Genji (Everyman's Library) - Hardcover

Murasaki Shikibu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679417389 ISBN 13: 9780679417385

Publisher: Everymans Library, 1992

Synopsis

The abridged edition of the universally acknowledged masterpiece concerning the love of Prince Genji and life in the imperial court of Kyoto in the eleventh century. Translated by Edward Seidensticker.

About this title

Review:

"[The Tale of Genji is] not only the world's first real novel,
but one of its greatest." -Donald Keene, Columbia University

"Edward Seidensticker's translation has the ring of authority." -New York Times Book Review

"A triumph of authenticity and readability." -Washington Post Book World

About the Author:

Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji-written in the eleventh century and universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative and possibly the earliest true novel in the history of the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Everymans Library
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0679417389
• ISBN 13: 9780679417385
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1224