The Tale of Genji by Shikibu Murasaki, dennis washburn (translator)
By: Murasaki Shikibu
3.72
Format: 1359 pages, Kindle Edition
Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and even Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birt…
Want to Read $ 13.99"Autumn is no time to lie alone"-Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji by Shikibu Murasaki, dennis washburn (translator)
"Autumn is no time to lie alone"-Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji by Shikibu Murasaki, dennis washburn (translator)
"En asuntos de arte la modestia no es una virtud."-Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji by Shikibu Murasaki, dennis washburn (translator)
"En asuntos de arte la modestia no es una virtud."-Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji by Shikibu Murasaki, dennis washburn (translator)
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1. The Tosa Diary (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) (English and Japanese Edition)
By: Ki no Tsurayuki , William N. Porter
3.35
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Written with artless simplicity and quiet humor, The Tosa Diary is the story of a fifty-five day jo… read more
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2. The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan
By: Ivan Morris , Barbara Ruch
4.04
Format: 337 pages, Paperback
The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred… read more
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3. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
By: Anonymous , Yasunari Kawabata , Donald Keene
3.79
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Preface by Donald Keene Taketori Monogatari, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the oldest surviving… read more
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4. The Dream of the Red Chamber
By: Cao Xueqin , Mark van Doren , Chi-chen Wang
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
For more than a century and a half, Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the gr… read more
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5. The Tale of Genji: A Reader's Guide
By: William J. Puette
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The 11th century epic The Tale of Genji is rightly considered to be one of the finest works of writ… read more
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6. The Tale of Genji
By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more
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7. Seven Japanese Tales
By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Howard Hibbett
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In these seven stories, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes… read more
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8. The Pillow Book
By: Sei Shōnagon , Ivan Morris
3.91
Format: 163 pages, Paperback
"The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon" is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the … read more
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9. As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japan
By: Lady Sarashina , Ivan Morris
4.00
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
In the mainstream of Japan's literary tradition, As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreamsnot only reveals mu… read more
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10. The Tales of Ise
By: Anonymous , H. Jay Harris
4.24
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
A timeless work, beloved since the Middle Ages, takes a glorious new form in this deluxe modern edi… read more
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11. Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World
By: Michael Hofmann , Kamo no Chōmei
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
The single great work of literary witness in medieval Japan, Hojoki is a short social chronicle pro… read more
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12. Tales of Moonlight and Rain
By: Ueda Akinari , Anthony H. Chambers
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celeb… read more
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13. Essays in Idleness - The Tsurezuregusa of Kenko
By: Donald Keene , Yoshida Kenkō , 兼好法師
3.86
Format: 416 pages,
Written sometime between 1330 and 1332, the Essays in Idleness,with their timeless relevance and ch… read more
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14. The Tale of the Heike
By: Anonymous , Helen Craig McCullough
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Tale of the Heikeis one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genj… read more
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15. The School for Wives / The Learned Ladies
By: Molière , Richard Wilbur
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infalli… read more
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16. The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , None
3.49
Format: 465 pages, Paperback
Kagero Nikki, translated here as The Gossamer Years, belongs to the same period as the celebrated T… read more
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17. The Confessions of Lady Nijō
By: None , None
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
In about 1307 a remarkable woman in Japan sat down to complete the story of her life. The result wa… read more
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18. Masks
By: Juliet Winters Carpenter , Fumiko Enchi
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Masks takes its name from the Noh masks of Japanese dramas, and much is made of spirit possession. … read more
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19. The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters
By: Ō no Yasumaro , Basil Hall Chamberlain , None
3.45
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Written by imperial command in the eighth century, The Kojikiis the oldest surviving Japanese book.… read more
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20. The Izumi Shikibu Diary: A Romance of the Heian Court
By: Izumi Shikibu
3.60
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
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21. The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion
By: Melissa McCormick
4.26
Format: 288 pages, ebook
An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literature Written in the … read more
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