Must-Read
The Tale of Genji
📋 Want to Read
Public Domain
An abridged edition of the world’s first novel, in a translation that is “likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to come” (The Wall Street Journal) A Penguin Classic 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, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affair...
First published: 2000 353 pages
ISBN: 9781101097397
- Category
- Non‑Western History
- Priority
- Must-Read
- Author works
- 1
- Language
- eng
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Japan -- FictionCategory: NovelsHikaru Genji (Fictitious character) -- FictionJapan -- Court and courtiers -- FictionJapan -- Social life and customs -- To 1600 -- FictionJapanese fiction -- To 1600 -- Translations into EnglishMan-woman relationships -- FictionPrinces -- Japan -- FictionPsychological fictionRomance fiction
