Title: Ukifune
Description: Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel -- and is certainly one of its finest. 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.
Subjects: Japanese literature, history and criticism, Authors, japanese, Japanese literature, translations into english, Genji monogatari (Murasaki Shikibu), Japanese fiction