Murasaki Shikibu

The Diary of Lady Murasaki

by Murasaki Shikibu & Richard Bowring

The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu

"Superbly written and genuinely engaging . . . one of those works that can be read and reread throughout one's life." -Liza Dalby, Los Angeles Times Book Review Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite...

The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Murasaki Shikibu & Royall Tyler

Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate...

Genji Monogatari

by Murasaki Shikibu & Kencho Suematsu

Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) is the world's earliest novel and the most famous work in Japan's literary history. It remains the finest portrayal of court life in the classical Heian period, some ten...

The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu & Kencho Suematsu

Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel--and after more than a millennium, this seminal work about the life and loves of Prince Genji, master...

The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu & Arthur Waley

Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature. Over the past century, this book has gained worldwide acceptance as not only the...

A String of Flowers, Untied . . .: Love Poems from The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu & Jane Reichhold

The love poetry of the Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki comes alive in an all-new translation.

The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu & Kencho Suematsu

Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel — and after more than a millennium, this seminal work about the life and loves of Prince Genji,...