I read 150 pages per week for 8 weeks, and that’s a pretty good clip for me these days for a work that is not a particularly easy read. It’s difficult to imagine what my life will now be like without spending every spare moment reading 'The Tale of Genji' to make my deadline for the book club (January 25 th). As with most epics, I had to change my daily life schedule to complete it. It takes courage to dive into an 11th century Japanese text, especially one that is 1184 pages and often referred to as the world’s first novel (though many consider “ Ochikubo Monogatari” as the first ever). |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.'The Tale of Genji' is a great book for someone seeking a reading challenge. |i Online version: |a Murasaki Shikibu, b. |a Aristocracy (Social class) |0 |z Japan |0 |v Fiction. Supplemented with detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative, this comprehensive edition presents this ancient tale in the grand style that it deserves. Royall Tyler's superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese original while allowing the modern reader to appreciate it as a contemporary treasure.

He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. |a Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel. |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 1173-1174). |a 2 volumes (xxix, 1174 pages) : |b illustrations, maps |c 25 cm |a The tale of Genji / |c Murasaki Shikibu translated by Royall Tyler. |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d YDX |d JED |d IJC |d UKM |d PUL |d BAKER |d NLGGC |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d VUE |d MNE |d OCLCA |d OCLCF |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d COM

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