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The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu

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Originally published as «源氏物語»

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 1925353 pages
895.6314
Category
Literature
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
1
Editions known
121
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
895.6314895.6895.631
Library of Congress (LCC)
PL0788.40000000 G4 1971CPL0788.40000000.G415 E5 1983BT0304.20000000.D4PL0788.40000000.G4
Subjects
Aristocracy (Political science)Aristocracy (Social class)AsianClassic LiteratureConcordancesCourts and courtiers, fictionFictionFiction, generalFiction, historicalFiction, historical, generalFiction, history and criticismGeneral
This edition
ISBN 9781101097397English
DATE DUE
Adaptation adaptation1100
Adaptation adaptation1620
Adaptation adaptation1620
Adaptation adaptation1620
First published1925
Adaptation adaptation1987
TV adaptation2009
StatusREAD
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Adaptations

Works adapted from The Tale of Genji.

  • AdaptationGenji Monogatari Emaki (1100)
  • AdaptationAgemachi (Trefoil Knots), Tale of Genji: Chapter 47 (1620)
  • AdaptationMume ga e (A Branch of Plum), Tale of Genji: Chapter 32 (1620)
  • AdaptationWakamurasaki (Lavender), Tale of Genji: Chapter 5 (1620)
  • AdaptationThe Tale of Genji (1987)
  • TVGenji Monogatari Sennenki (2009)
  • AdaptationBuyū nazorae genji
  • AdaptationEight Views of the Tale of Genji
  • AdaptationGenji Monogatari
  • AdaptationGenji kumo ukiyoe awase
  • AdaptationGenji-e
  • AdaptationNise Murasaki Inaka Genji

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