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The Tale of..Genji (Later Printing) (1st Edition) by Murasaki Shikibu (Translated By Edward G. Seidensticker), Lady Murasaki Shikibu, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Royall Tyler Paperback, 1,120 Pages, Published 1978 ISBN-10: 0-394-73530-7 / 0394735307 ISBN-13: 978-0-394-73530-6 / 9780394735306 The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until now there has been no translation that is bot |