The Murasaki Shikibu creator Waley, Arthur 1889-1966 text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu is a classic work of Japanese literature written in the early 11th century. Often considered the world's first novel, it depicts the lives of high courtiers during the Heian period. The story follows Hikaru Genji, the emperor's son demoted to commoner status, through his romantic encounters and later years. The narrative continues with his descendants, weaving together hundreds of characters across multiple generations in this monumental work of court life and forbidden love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji Part 2 of this translation is published under title: The sacred tree; part 3 under title: A wreath of cloud: part 4 under title: Blue trousers: part 5 under title: The lady of the boat: part 6 under title: The bridge of dreams. Translation of nine chapters. Release date is 2021-08-13 Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from images generously made available by Google Books/Stanford University Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Psychological fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Romance fiction Japan -- Court and courtiers -- Fiction Japanese fiction -- To 1600 -- Translations into English Japan -- Social life and customs -- To 1600 -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Japan -- Fiction Princes -- Japan -- Fiction Hikaru Genji (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PL Original publication data not identified 25026899 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134526.0 66057