num_pages: 1182
description: Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. 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. 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.
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: Penguin