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The tale of Genji / Lady Murasaki ; translated and with an introduction by Arthur Waley

By:

Murasaki, Lady Shikibu

Contributor(s):

Waley, Arthur

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Modern Library , 1993.Edition: 1993 Modern Library edDescription: xxii, 1327 p. : geneal. tables ; 22 cmISBN:

9780679424673

Uniform titles:

Genji monogatari . English . Selections

Subject(s):

Japan -- --Social life and customs -- --Fiction

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

FIC MUR

LOC classification:

PL788.4.G415 E5 1993

Summary: Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji, is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the 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. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000913

Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji, is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the 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. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust.

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