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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japanby Ivan MorrisISBN 0140442820 (0-14-044282-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japanby Sugawara No Takasue No MusumeISBN 0192125532 (0-19-212553-2)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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The Book of Incense: Enjoying the Traditional Art of Japanese Scentsby Kiyoko MoritaISBN 4770015577 (4-7700-1557-7)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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The Changelingsby Rosette WilligISBN 0804711240 (0-8047-1124-0)
Hardcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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Classical Japanese Proseby Helen Craig McCulloughISBN 0804719608 (0-8047-1960-8)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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Confessions of Lady Nijoby Karen BrazellISBN 0804709300 (0-8047-0930-0)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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The Confessions of Lady Nijoby Nakanoin Masatada no musumeISBN 0720600847 (0-7206-0084-7)
Hardcover, Owen
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Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japanby Murasaki Shikibu, Amy Lowell, Annie Shepley Omori, Kochi DoiISBN 0486432041 (0-486-43204-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Diary of Lady Murasakiby Richard Bowring, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 014043576X (0-14-043576-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Dragon Scrollby I. J. ParkerISBN 0143035320 (0-14-303532-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Genji Daysby Edward G. SeidenstickerISBN 0870112961 (0-87011-296-1)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japanby Edward SeidenstickerISBN 0804811237 (0-8048-1123-7)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Heian Temples: Byodo-In and Chuson-Jiby Toshio FukuyamaISBN 0834810239 (0-8348-1023-9)
Hardcover, Weatherhill
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Heike Storyby Eiji Yoshikawa, Kenkichi Sugimoto, Fuki Wooyenaka UramatsuISBN 0804833184 (0-8048-3318-4)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heike Story'Book summary:Kyoto in the twelfth century was a magnificent city, but crime, disorder, and lust were rampant. The people were abused by the nobility, while the armed Buddhist monks terrorized court and commoner alike. In despair, the Emperor called upon the Heike and Genji clans to quell civil disturbances. Although the clans succeeded, they quarreled over the spoils of war and plunged the country into a century of warfare.This novel describes the rise to power of Kiyomori of the Heike clan during this turbulent time. From a youth sunk in poverty, Kiyomori eventually rose to become the Emperor's Chief Councillor. Although he was a gentle, enlightened man, he left a trail of bloodshed and ruin in his wake. The strange twists of Kiyomori's fate are the core of this epic novel.The Heike Story is a modern translation of a Japanese classic. Its exotic atmosphere, narrative power, pageantry, and poetry will enthrall English readers and provide an entertaining introduction to an important source of Japanese culture.[via] -
Hikaru No Go 10by Yumi HottaISBN 1421510677 (1-4215-1067-7)
Softcover, Viz
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Hikaru No Go 2by Yumi Hotta, Yukari Umezawa, Takeshi ObataISBN 1417734493 (1-4177-3449-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Hikaru No Go 5by Andy Nakatani, Yumi Hotta, Takeshi ObataISBN 159116222X (1-59116-222-X)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hikaru No Go 5'Book summary:Volume 1 of Hikaru no Go left off with Hikaru half-heartedly going to a school festival and finding a pick-up game of Go with Kimihiro Tsutsui. This sets off a chain of events that introduces Hikaru and Sai to a new world of people. Meet Tetsuo Kaga, a Shogi punk, the sophisticated members of the Kiao Go Club and the optimistic few of the Haze Go Club in this new volume of Hikaru no Go. As enticing as the Go games are, the upcoming tournaments and behind-the-scenes politics will also leave quite an impression. [via]
Hikaru No Go 5by Yumi Hotta, Takeshi ObataISBN 1421502755 (1-4215-0275-5)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hikaru No Go 5'Book summary:After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness! In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream defeating the famed Go prodigy Akira Toya! [via]
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Hikaru No Go 8by Yumi HottaISBN 1421506424 (1-4215-0642-4)
Softcover, Viz
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Hikaru faces the preliminary rounds of the pro test, during which he must eliminate not only his classmates at the insei school but also any outsiders who want to take the test. One of them in particular appears to know how to exploit Hikaru's weaknesses, and poor Hikaru seems powerless to stop him. [via]
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Hikaru No Go 9by Yumi Hotta, Takeshi ObataISBN 1421510669 (1-4215-1066-9)
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History of Japan to 1334by George SansomISBN 0804705232 (0-8047-0523-2)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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A History of Japanese Literatureby Shuichi Kato, Don SandersonISBN 1873410484 (1-873410-48-4)
Softcover, Japan Library
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- A History of Japanese Literature Vol. 1 : The First Thousand Years: ISBN 0870114913 (0-87011-491-3)
Softcover, Kodansha America, Incorporated - A History of Japanese Literature: ISBN 0870113070 (0-87011-307-0)
Hardcover, Kodansha International - A History of Japanese Literature: ISBN 4770029349 (4-7700-2934-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc - A History of Japanese Literature: ISBN 1873410484 (1-873410-48-4)
Softcover, Japan Library
- A History of Japanese Literature Vol. 1 : The First Thousand Years: ISBN 0870114913 (0-87011-491-3)
A History of Japanese Literature: The Modern Yearsby Shuichi KatoISBN 0870115693 (0-87011-569-3)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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A History of Japanese Literature: The Years of Isolationby Shuichi KatoISBN 0870115685 (0-87011-568-5)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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The Ink Dark Moonby Jane Hirshfield, Mariko ArantaniISBN 0679729585 (0-679-72958-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ink Dark Moon'Book summary:These translated poems were written by 2 ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D. The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment. [via]
Kokinshu: A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modernby John Timothy Wixted, Leonard Grzanka, Laurel Rasplica Rodd, Mary Catherine HenkeniusISBN 0887272495 (0-88727-249-5)
Softcover, Cheng & Tsui Co
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Kokinshu: A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modernby Tsurayuki Ki, Mary Catherine Henkenius, Laurel Rasplica RoddISBN 0691065934 (0-691-06593-4)
Hardcover, Princeton University Press
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Love Songs from the Man'Yoshuby Donald Keene, Makoto Ooka, Masayuki Miyata, Ian Hideo LevyISBN 4770026420 (4-7700-2642-0)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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The Pillow Bookby Sei Shonagon, Meredith McKinneyISBN 0140448063 (0-14-044806-3)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pillow Book'Book summary:The classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan[via]
Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period, describing the exquisite pleasures of a confined world in which poetry, love, fashion, and whim dominated, while harsh reality was kept firmly at a distance. Moving elegantly across a wide range of themes including nature, society, and her own flirtations, Sei Shonagon provides a witty and intimate window on a woman's life at court in classical Japan.More editions of The Pillow Book:
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagonby Sei Shonagon, Arthur WaleyISBN 1417900695 (1-4179-0069-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon'Book summary:The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is an immensely detailed account of court life in eleventh-century Japan. Written at the height of Heian culture, it is a classic text of great literary beauty, full of lively anecdotes, humorous observations, and subtle impressions. Sei Shonagon was a contemporary and erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the court life that Lady Shonagon captures so vividly in her diary. The Pillow Book contains her reflections on royal and religious ceremonies, nature, pilgrimage, conversation, and poetry. Lady Shonagon shares character sketches and the things she both loves and loathes. Her style is so eloquent, her wit so sharp, even the briefest fragments enchant us. There is no better introduction to the daily preoccupations of the Heian upper class, and Ivan Morris's notes and contextualization enrich the material for scholars and general readers.
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- The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0231073372 (0-231-07337-2)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0140442367 (0-14-044236-7)
Hardcover, Penguin - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0231073364 (0-231-07336-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 1417900695 (1-4179-0069-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
- The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0231073372 (0-231-07337-2)
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Rashomon Gateby I. J. ParkerISBN 0143035606 (0-14-303560-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rashomon Gate'Book summary:[via]From the author of The Dragon Scroll comes an ingenious new novel of murder and malfeasance in ancient Japan, featuring the detective Sugawara Akitada. The son of reduced nobility forced to toil in the Ministry of Justice, Akitada is relieved when an old friend, Professor Hirata, asks him to investigate a friends blackmail. Taking a post at the Imperial University, he is soon sidetracked from his primary case by the murder of a young girl and the mysterious disappearance of an old mana disappearance that the Emperor himself declares a miracle. Rashomon Gate is a mystery of magnificent complexity and historical detail that will leave readers yearning for more.
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Rashomon Gate : A Mystery of Ancient Japanby I. J. ParkerISBN 0312287984 (0-312-28798-4)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Centuryby Donald KeeneISBN 0231114419 (0-231-11441-9)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century'Book summary:Donald Keene employs his prodigious wealth of knowledge, critical insight, and narrative aplomb to guide readers through the first nine hundred years of Japanese literature -- a period that not only defined the unique properties of Japanese prosody and prose but also produced some of its greatest works. Covering courtly fiction, Buddhist writings, war tales, diaries, poems, and more, Seeds in the Heart explores a vast and variegated treasury of writings. Detailed textual examinations of classic texts -- from the Kojiki to The Tale of Genji, from The Pillow Book of Sei Shônagon to Zeami's Nô plays -- allow students, lay readers, and scholars a new understanding and enjoyment of this great literature.
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- Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century: ISBN 0805043640 (0-8050-4364-0)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co - Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century: ISBN 0805019995 (0-8050-1999-5)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co - Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century: ISBN 0231114419 (0-231-11441-9)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
- Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century: ISBN 0805043640 (0-8050-4364-0)
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Sugawara No Michizane and the Early Heian Courtby Robert BorgenISBN 0824815904 (0-8248-1590-4)
Softcover, Univ of Hawaii Pr
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Royall TylerISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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- Tale of Genji: ISBN 0394735307 (0-394-73530-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0486414159 (0-486-41415-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0679729534 (0-679-72953-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0804838232 (0-8048-3823-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0679417389 (0-679-41738-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394729218 (0-394-72921-8)
Softcover, Vintage Books - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 004823012X (0-04-823012-X)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0048231096 (0-04-823109-6)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394483286 (0-394-48328-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0436459507 (0-436-45950-7)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
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- Tale of Genji: ISBN 0394735307 (0-394-73530-7)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Royall Tyler, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0143039490 (0-14-303949-0)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:In the tradition of Robert Fagles's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Viking presents a stunning translation of Lady Murasaki's exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan. Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust. Royall Tyler's superb translation, detailed and poetic, is scrupulously true to the Japanese original but appeals immediately to the modern reader as well. Tyler includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative and its references. Magnificently packaged in a two-volume set with a slipcase, this is a literary event comparable to Seamus Heaney's bestselling translation of Beowulf. It will spark interest in this masterpiece of world literature and serve as the standard edition for many years to come.
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Tale of Genjiby Donald Keene, Murasaki Shikubu, Masayuki Miyata, H. MacK Horton, Setouchi JakuchoISBN 4770027729 (4-7700-2772-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji'Book summary:A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic
The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel, and with its precise and poetic prose, it is also considered one of its finest.
Written with precision by a lady of the Japanese court, Genji's Don Juan-like clandestine rendezvous with lovers in their perfumed boudoirs or on mossy moonlit garden paths, continues to intrigue lovers of literature. What sets Genji apart from the typically carefree playboy is the intensity of his emotional attachment for each of his lovers. Long after an affair has ended, Genji continues to cherish the encounter. His is an age-old tale, as well as a poignant and brilliant portrait of Japan's ancient court life. [via]More editions of Tale of Genji:
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The Tale Of Genjiby Kencho Suematsu, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0804832560 (0-8048-3256-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:This biographical novel centers around the amorous exploits of Prince Hikaru Genji, whose elegance and talent epitomized the values of Heian Japan, an era in which indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan. [via]
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The Tale of Genjiby Shikibu Murasaki, Arthur WaleyISBN 0679424679 (0-679-42467-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Genji'Book summary:One of the world's oldest novels and the greatest single work of Japanese literature, this 11th-century romance centers on the lives and loves of an emperor's son. It offers a vast tapestry of the intrigues and rivalries of court life, as well as an exquisitely detailed portrayal of a decaying aristocracy.[via]More editions of The Tale of Genji:
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Tale of Genji-Oneby L. MurasakiISBN 038509275X (0-385-09275-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Tale of Murasakiby Liza Crihfield DalbyISBN 0385497954 (0-385-49795-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Murasaki'Book summary:Liza Dalby's novel is a brilliantly imagined chronicle of the 11th-century Japanese writer Murasaki Shikibu. As we soon discover, our narrator has a good many doubts about the writing life. "As I pondered this question of how to be a success at court," she muses, "I came to the conclusion that literary ambition was more likely than not to bring a woman to a bad end." Happily, the real-life Murasaki persisted, and went on to become the author of the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji. For The Tale of Murasaki, Dalby draws on this groundbreaking masterpiece and on the surviving fragments of Murasaki's own diary and poetry, along with another masterpiece of the Heian period, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon. The result is a vivid and emotionally detailed portrait of an intelligent, sensitive, and complex woman.
In Dalby's novel, Murasaki writes her first stories about Prince Genji's amorous encounters in order to entertain her friends, and to express her own creative temperament. As the stories gain a wider public, however, they are transformed into a conduit for observations on the mores and intrigues of court life. And in the end, as the narrator struggles to stay true to her literary vision, her tales are inflected by Buddhist thought and become parables on the transience and beauty of the world:
I have always felt compelled to set down a vision of things I have heard and seen. Life itself has never been enough. It only became real for me when I fashioned it into stories. Yet, somehow, despite all I've written, the true nature of things I've tried to grasp in my fiction still manages to drift through the words and sit, like little piles of dust, between the lines.
Dalby is an anthropologist by trade, who has produced two previous nonfiction studies: Kimono and Geisha. And given that her research for Geisha gained her the distinction of being the only Westerner ever to have trained in that much misunderstood profession, it's no surprise that she is able to reconstruct 11th-century Japan with meticulous fidelity. It's all there--the political and sexual machinations, the preoccupations with clothing and custom, the difficult and tenuous position of courtiers, the intensity of female friendships in a male-dominated society--and the author shows us precisely how Murasaki's sensibilities were shaped by the culture in which she lived. This is a rich and convincing debut, and another chapter in the current resurrection of the historical novel. --Burhan Tufail [via]More editions of The Tale of Murasaki:
The Tale of Murasaki: A Novelby Liza DalbyISBN 0385497946 (0-385-49794-6)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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The Tale of the Heikeby Helen Craig McCulloughISBN 0804718032 (0-8047-1803-2)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of the Heike'Book summary:The Tale of the Heike[via]is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji
in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable than earlier ones, it is also much more faithful to the content and style of the original. Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated.
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The Tale of the Heikeby H. KitagawaISBN 0860081893 (0-86008-189-3)
Softcover, Univ of Tokyo Pr
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Tales of Ise: Lyrical Episodes from 10th Century Japanby Helen C. McCullougISBN 0804706530 (0-8047-0653-0)
Hardcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heikeby A L Sadler, Chomei KamoISBN 0804808791 (0-8048-0879-1)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike: Being Two Thirteenth Century Japanese Classics, the Hojoki and Selections from the Heike Monogatariby Chomei Kamo, Arthur L. SadlerISBN 0837131146 (0-8371-3114-6)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japanby Ivan MorrisISBN 1568360290 (1-56836-029-0)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan'Book summary:The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred, melancholy world of ancient Japan, has been a standard in cultural studies for nearly thirty years. Using as a frame of reference The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period, Morris recreates an era when woman set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-the world so admired by Virginia Woolf and others-he describes the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the times, providing detailed portrayals of the daily life of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of this milieu. [via]
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- World of the Shining Prince, Court Life in Ancient Japan: ISBN 0140054790 (0-14-005479-0)
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- World of the Shining Prince, Court Life in Ancient Japan: ISBN 0140054790 (0-14-005479-0)
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La Historia De Murasakiby Liza Dalby, Random House MondadoriISBN 8483460777 (84-8346-077-7)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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