{"product_id":"unreal-houses-9780674244436","title":"Unreal Houses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Sarra radically rethinks the \u003ci\u003eTale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e by focusing on the figure of the house—both the narrative’s images of aristocratic mansions and its representation of their inhabitants. \u003ci\u003eUnreal Houses\u003c\/i\u003e opens new perspectives on the architectonics of the \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e and the feminine milieu that midwifed what has been called the world’s first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrings new and valuable insights to \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e studies, and its interest in genealogies and generations of the dead will illuminate other work being done in the field …A compelling read: beautifully written and edited, provided with useful diagrams and helpful notes, \u003ci\u003eUnreal Houses\u003c\/i\u003e is an academic book that is hard to put down and a welcome addition to scholarship on premodern literature. -- Elizabeth Oyler * Journal of Japanese Studies *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865483129175,"sku":"9780674244436","price":48.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674244436.jpg?v=1722274184","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unreal-houses-9780674244436","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}