The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji

源氏物語 #1-56

Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu with Arthur Waley (Translator)

208 pages first pub 1001 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Completed in the early 11th century, The Tale of Genji is considered the supreme masterpiece of Japanese prose literature, and one of the world's earliest novels. A work of great length, it comprises six parts, the first part of which (also called...

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