Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic.
| japanese title: | Genji monogatari |
| notes: | Japanese title: Genji monogatari. |
| subjects: | Intellectual life Princes Social life and customs, to 1600 |
| genre: | Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9784805310816 |
| OCLC number: | 435629091 |
| publisher: | Houghton Mifflin, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933; Literary Guild, 1935; Doubleday, 1955; Modern Library, 1960; Dover, 2000; Tuttle, 2010 |
| publication place: | New York, Boston; New York; New York; New York; New York; Rutland, VT |
| english publication date: | 1921-1933 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | xxvii, 1155 p. ; 21 cm. |