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The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated by Royall Tyler.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murasaki Shikibu, 978?-
- Series:
- Penguin classics
- Standardized Title:
- Genji monogatari. English
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Princes--Japan--Fiction.
- Princes.
- Aristocracy (Social class)--Japan--Fiction.
- Aristocracy (Social class).
- Manners and customs.
- Japan--Social life and customs--794-1185--Fiction.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations, map.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Penguin, 2003.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Japanese.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Written in the 11th century, Lady Murasaki's account of court life in the city of Heian, Japan, stands as one of the undisputed monuments of world literature and one of the first novels in the modern sense of the term.
- Notes:
- This translation originally published: New York ; London : Viking, 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- Genji monogatari. English. Tale of Genji.
- ISBN:
- 9780141927961
- 0141927968
- 9781101657621
- 1101657626
- Publisher Number:
- 99985040360
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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