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The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Shikibu Murasaki; Amy Lowell (Foreword by); Annie Shepley Omori (Translator); Kochi Doi (Translator)
$9.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Derived from the journals of an empress's tutor and companion, this unique book offers rare glimpses of court life in eleventh-century Japan. Lady Murasaki recounts episodes of drama and intrigue among courtiers as well as the elaborate rituals related to the birth of a prince. Her observations, express ...Show more
The Tale of Genji: The Authentic First Translation of the World's Earliest Novel by Murasaki Shikibu
$16.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Tuttle Classics Ser.
The most famous work of Japanese literature and the world's first novel--The Tale of Genji was written a thousand years ago and is one of the enduring classics of world literature. Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and even Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel--and af ...Show more
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