The Tale of Genji
Subtitle: Scenes from the Worlds First Novel (Illustrated Japanese Classics)
Contributors: Jakucho Setouchi (Introduction)
Series: Kodanshas Illustrated Japanese Classics
Publisher: Kodansha International
Published: January 22, 2002
Language: eng; jpn
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9784770027726
Subjects: Other prose: classical, early & medieval; Literary; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Fiction; Fiction / Classics; Classics
First sentence: Among the women in the palace of the Emperor was one named Kiritsubo (Paulownia Court), who though only an Imperial Concubine enjoyed the Emperor's undivided affection.