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The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji - Paperback

by Murasaki Shikibu
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Availability:In StockContributor:Murasaki Shikibu, Royall Tyler (Translator), Royall Tyler (Editor)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2006-02-28Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143039495ISBN-10:143039490UPC:9780143039495Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, PsychologicalSize:7.76 x 5.20 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SC8ZTEYNQB
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)

A Penguin Classic

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, 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. 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. This edition also includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143039495ISBN-10:143039490UPC:9780143039495Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, PsychologicalSize:7.76 x 5.20 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SC8ZTEYNQB
Murasaki Shikibu, born in 978, was a member of Japan's Fujiwara clan, which ruled behind the scenes during the Heian Period by providing the brides and courtesans of all the emperors. Lady Murasaki's rare literary talent, particularly her skill as a poet, secured her a place in the court of Empress Akiko. After the death of her husband, she cloistered herself to study Buddhism, raise her daughter, and write the world's first novel, Genji monogatari, the tale of the shining Prince Genji.

Royall Tyler (translator), an American, is retired from the Australian National University, where he taught Japanese language and literature for many years. He has a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D from Columbia University and has taught at Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Wisconsin. He has also translated The Tale of the Heiki and Japanese Noh Dramas for Penguin Classics.
Publisher: Penguin Group

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Murasaki Shikibu, Royall Tyler (Translator), Royall Tyler (Editor)

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Murasaki Shikibu

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