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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Release Year
1978
ISBN
9780394735306

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394735307
ISBN-13
9780394735306
eBay Product ID (ePID)
162187

Product Key Features

Original Language
Japanese
Book Title
Tale of Genji
Number of Pages
1120 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1978
Topic
Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Shikibu Murasaki
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
2 in
Item Weight
47.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
76-013680
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Not only the world's first real novel, but one of its greatest." -- Donald Keene, Columbia University"A. triumph of authenticity and readability." -- Washington Post Book World "[Seidensticker's] translation has the ring of authority." -- The New York Times Book Review
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Dewey Decimal
895.6/314
Edition Description
Abridged edition
Synopsis
The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until now there has been no translation that is both complete and scrupulously faithful to the original text. Edward G. Seidensticker's masterly rendering was first published in two volumes in 1976 and immediately hailed as a classic of the translator's art. It is here presented in one unabridged volume, illustrated throughout by woodcuts taken from a 1650 Japanese edition of The Tale of Genji.

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  • by ourrummage
    31 Mar, 2022

    Very good book

    It puts you into life of that era. What life was like a palace.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: cardinals11in11

  • by 2manypearls
    03 Feb, 2018

    This was like BRand NEw

    Thank you so much! THis was great!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by gbamer
    27 Jul, 2021

    Thank you

    Fascinating reading

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  • by charletaormin0
    04 Oct, 2023

    Excellent Value

    Excellent Japanese Masterpiece

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