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About Dennis Washburn’s translation

“Washburn’s version of Murasaki Shikibu’s masterpiece is lucid and engaging, irresistibly drawing the reader further and further into the story and the exquisite world it creates for us of Japan’s Heian court. A fresh and invaluable Tale of Genji for those of us reuniting with a familiar friend and those encountering it for the very first time. ”

—VALERIE HENITIUK, author of Worlding Sei Shonagon: The Pillow Book in Translation

The Tale of Genji

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About Dennis Washburn’s translation “Washburn’s version of Murasaki Shikibu’s masterpiece is lucid and engaging, irresistibly drawing the reader further and... Read more

    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 09/11/2021
    ISBN13: 9780393427912, 978-0393427912
    ISBN10: 0393427919

    Number of Pages: 848

    Fiction , Classics

    Description

    About Dennis Washburn’s translation

    “Washburn’s version of Murasaki Shikibu’s masterpiece is lucid and engaging, irresistibly drawing the reader further and further into the story and the exquisite world it creates for us of Japan’s Heian court. A fresh and invaluable Tale of Genji for those of us reuniting with a familiar friend and those encountering it for the very first time. ”

    —VALERIE HENITIUK, author of Worlding Sei Shonagon: The Pillow Book in Translation

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