The Tale of Genji (Penguin Classics)
Contributors: Royall Tyler (Translator)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: October 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1200
ISBN-13: 9780670030200
Subjects: Classic fiction; Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Fiction; Asian - General; Classics; Fiction / Folklore
First sentence: IN the reign of a certain Emperor, whose name is unknown to us, there was, among the Niogo and Koyi of the Imperial Court, one who, though she was not of high birth, enjoyed the full tide of Royal favor.