num_pages: 1200
description: The first translation of the Japanese masterpiece in a generation introduces modern readers to this brilliant account of courtly life in medieval Japan. 25,000 first printing.
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: Viking