The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji

源氏物語 #1-56

Murasaki Shikibu with Dennis Washburn (Translator)

1320 pages first pub 1001 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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A new translation of what is considered to be the world’s first novel.Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the Japanese aristocracy, wrote The Tale of Genji during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling and sophi...

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