Célebre por ser la autora de La historia de Genji, considerada la primera novela de la historia universal y cumbre de las letras japonesas, la dama Murasaki (ca. 973-ca. 1013) nació en el seno de una rama menor del poderoso clan Fujiwara...
La novela de Genji transcurre a lo largo de medio siglo, con infinidad de personajes y aventuras, muchas galantes, en que el protagonista, hijo del emperador a quien han alejado del poder desde su infancia, pugna por recuperar sus derechos. Una vida reple...
Lintens desig amorós del príncep Gengi el manté en un risc constant. Conegut com el resplendent per la seva extraordinària bellesa, el jove ha hagut de casar-se amb la filla dun dels principals ministres de la cort, però...
"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."â...
An abridged edition of the worldâs first novel, in a translation that is âlikely to be the definitive edition . . for many years to comeâ ( The Wall Street Journal )
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 character whose tempestuous nature,...
The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial...
"In the early eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote what many consider to be the world's first novel, more than three centuries before Chaucer. The Heian era (794-1185) is recognized as one of the very greatest...