Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until now there has been no translation that is both complete and scrupulously faithful to the original text. Edward G. Seidensticker's masterly rendering was first published in two volumes in 1976 and immediately hailed as a classic of the translator's art. It is here presented in one unabridged volume, illustrated throughout by woodcuts taken from a 1650 Japanese edition of The Tale of Genji.
BOOK REVIEWS
"Not only the world's first real novel, but one of its greatest."
-- Donald Keene, Columbia University"A. triumph of authenticity and readability."
-- Washington Post Book World
"[Seidensticker's] translation has the ring of authority."
-- The New York Times Book Review
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0394735307
ISBN(13-digit): 9780394735306
Copyright: 1978
Dewey Decimal: 895.6/31
Library of Congress: 84040519
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 3.35
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