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The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated by Dennis Washburn.

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Record Number 736408
ISBN 9780393047875 (hardback)
0393047873 (hardback)
Author Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- author
Title The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated by Dennis Washburn.
Edition First edition.
Publisher/Date New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
copyright2015
Pagination etc. xxxviii, 1320 pages ; 25 cm
Summary Note "Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian Period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji--widely considered the world's first novel--during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethical concerns and aesthetic ideals, Murasaki's tale came to occupy a central place in Japan's remarkable history of artistic achievement and is now recognized as a masterpiece of world literature." --
Language note Translated from the Japanese.
Subject - Name Murasaki Shikibu, -- 978?-Translations into English
Subject Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
Japanese fiction -- To 1600 -- Translations into English
Japan -- Social life and customs -- To 1600 -- Fiction
Added Author Washburn, Dennis C. (Dennis Charles), 1954- translator.
Shelf Location F MURA
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