The Tale Of Genji (Everyman's Library CLASSICS)

by Murasaki Shikibu (Author), Murasaki Shikibu (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  1992

  $27.44

  This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $16.16

  Gazing through the portal of Japanese culture at the amorous exploits of Prince Hikaru Genji, this novel tells the story of a time when indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan.