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The tale of Genji : translated from the Japanese by Edward G. Seidensticker / Murasaki Shikibu.

Murasaki Shikibu, (Author). Seidensticker, Edward, 1921-2007 (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0679417389
  • ISBN: 9780679417385
  • Physical Description: xxv, 1184 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

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"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main Fiction Murasaki Shikibu : 5/95 (Text) 31307008816714 Storage Available -
Main Fiction Murasaki (Text) 31307021315991 Fiction Available -
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The Tale of Genji : Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker
The Tale of Genji : Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker
by Murasaki Shikibu, Murasaki; Seidensticker, Edward G. (Translator, Introduction by)
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The Tale of Genji : Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker

Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji - written in the eleventh century and universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative and possibly the earliest true novel in the history of the world.

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