TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murasaki Shikibu,
AU  - Seidensticker, Edward G., 
TI  - The tale of Genji
SN  - 0679729534
AV  - PL788.4.G415 E5 1985
U1  - 895.631 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - Japan
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - To 1600
KW  - Fiction
KW  - fast
N1  - "Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1976" --Verso of title page; The Paulownia court -- Evening faces -- Lavender -- An Autumn excursion -- The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms -- Heartvine -- The Sacred tree -- The Orange blossoms -- Duma -- Akashi -- Channel buoys -- A Picture contest; Adult
N2  - "The Tale of Genji is an astonishingly nuanced portrait of an exquisitely refined society, where every dalliance is an act of political consequence. The illegitimate son of the Japanese emperor, Genji is renowned throughout the realm for his remarkable beauty, but his shifting alliances and numerous love affairs lead him into turmoil that threatens to destroy him. An absorbing and vivid account of the intricate, highly ordered court culture of ancient Japan, Shikibu's tale has been enthralling readers for over a thousand years." --Publisher's description
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