GENJI MONOGATARI (JAPANESE BEGINNERS CLASSIC)

GENJI MONOGATARI (JAPANESE BEGINNERS CLASSIC)

The story centers on Hikaru Genji, the son of an emperor, and depicts the love and suffering he experiences with the women around him, as well as the customs and inner lives of Heian aristocrats. It is a masterpiece of Japanese classical literature that has been read through the ages. Written by Murasaki Shikibu during the reign of Emperor Ichijo, The Tale of Genji, the world's first full-length romantic novel, has 54 volumes and is easy to read even for those who have avoided classics because they think they are difficult. This is a convenient beginner's edition that allows you to understand The Tale of Genji in one book, with plot summaries for each volume and famous scenes in both classical and modern Japanese with furigana.\nThis is a Japanese book, written in Japanese.

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