The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

Description

A lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court of tenth century Japan, Murasaki Shikibu is best known as the author of ‘The Tale of Genji’, the greatest work of Japanese literature and the world’s oldest novel. Celebrated across the world as an enduring classic, it deals with universal human concerns with a timeless voice. It preserves a lost world of ultra-refined and elegant aristocrats, whose indispensable accomplishments were skill in poetry, music, calligraphy and courtship. The novel’s tone darkens as it progresses, revealing the author’s maturity and her developing Buddhist conviction of the world’s vanity. Delphi’s Eastern Treasures Series provides eReaders with rare and precious texts of Middle-Eastern and Asian literature, featuring prominent works of history, fiction, religion and philosophy, complemented with the original texts. This eBook presents Murasaki’s ‘The Tale of Genji’, with illustrations, rare translations, an informative introduction and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)