num_pages: 1090
description: The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until now there has been no translation that is both complete and scrupulously faithful to the original text. Edward G. Seidensticker's masterly rendering was first published in two volumes in 1976 and immediately hailed as a classic of the translator's art. It is here presented in one unabridged volume, illustrated throughout by woodcuts taken from a 1650 Japanese edition of The Tale of Genji.
language: English
title: The Tale of Genji
titlecomplete: The Tale of Genji
characters: Murasaki, Genji, To no Chujo, Yugiri, Fujitsubo
genres: Asia, Historical Fiction, Historical, Japanese Literature, Novels, Literature, Japan, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 12928
places: Japan
series: 源氏物語  , The Tale of Genji, El Relato de Genji (Traducción APJ)
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf