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About Dennis Washburns translation Washburns version of Murasaki Shikibus masterpiece is lucid and engaging, irresistibly drawing the reader further and further into the story and the exquisite world it creates for us of Japans Heian court. A fresh and in
The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial
The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature concerning life in the Imperial Household by the Japanese noblewoman and Lady Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period. Muras
Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel - and is certainly one of its finest. Genji, the Shining Prince, son of an emperor, is a passionate character wh
"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."D
The first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and death at the Imperial Court. At the core of this epic
Ofte betragtet som verdens f rste roman er Fort llingen om Genji et uds gt mesterv rk i japansk litteratur, skrevet af Lady Murasaki i begyndelsen af det 11. ?rhundrede. Handlingen udspiller sig i den elegante, men politisk komplekse verden ved Heian-hoff
Ofte betragtet som verdens f rste roman er Fort llingen om Genji et uds gt mesterv rk i japansk litteratur, skrevet af Lady Murasaki i begyndelsen af det 11. ?rhundrede. Handlingen udspiller sig i den elegante, men politisk komplekse verden ved Heian-hoff