Bibliograph

The tale of Genji, abridged, Murasaki Shikibu ; edited and translated by Royall Tyler

Type

Label

The tale of Genji, abridged, Murasaki Shikibu ; edited and translated by Royall Tyler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 325)

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The tale of Genji

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

60321735

Responsibility statement

Murasaki Shikibu ; edited and translated by Royall Tyler

Series statement

Penguin classics

Sub title

abridged

Summary

Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century novel about the life of Japanese nobleman Genji, the son of an emperor who finds himself falling in love with women who remind him of the mother he lost in his youth

Table Of Contents

The paulownia pavilion (Kiritsubo) -- The broom tree (Hahakigi) -- The twilight beauty (Yûgao) -- Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki) -- Beneath the autumn leaves (Momiji no ga) -- Under the cherry blossoms (Hana no en) -- Heart-to-heart (Aoi) -- The green branch (Sakaki) -- Suma (Suma) -- Akashi (Akashi) -- The pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi) -- The picture contest (Eawase)

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