The Tale Of Genji

$150

By Murasaki Shikibu

The scholarly Tyler translation of this classic Japanese novel

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Description

  • First Thus [Viking Penguin, New York, 2001]; xxix, 1174 pages across 2 volumes; illustrated red cloth, black titling to spines, excellent volumes; in like illustrated cardboard slipcase, a couple minor scratches & bumps to corners
  • Translated by Royall Tyler
  • Numerous in-text line illustrations by Minoru Sugai
  • Written in the 11th Century, The Tale Of Genji is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel and also one of the greatest
  • The Tyler translation serves as the accepted standard English language edition
  • ISBN: 0-670-03020-1 / 0670030201