The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
Tyler, Royall
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Superbly written and genuinely engaging . . . one of those works that can be read and reread throughout ones 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 worlds first noveland 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 Tylers 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.
AUTHOR BIO
Murasaki Shikibu was a lady in the Heian court of eleventh-century Japan. Royall Tyler, an American, taught Japanese language and literature for many years at Australia National University.
BOOK REVIEWS
Tyler skillfully catches the erotic flavor, the vivid characterizations, and the allusive poetry of this classic. (The Philadelphia Inquire) A landmark event. (The Wall Street Journal)
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ISBN: 0143039490
ISBN(13-digit): 9780143039495
Dewey Decimal: 895.6/314
Library of Congress: 2005048742
Book Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 319
Paper Weight (lb): 0.54 lb
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