The Tale of Murasaki

The Tale of Murasaki A Novel

Paperback (04 May 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Arguably the world's first novelist, Murasaki Shikibu wrote the Tale of Genji in the 11th century. Liza Dalby's novel is based on existing fragments of Murasaki's diary and poems and is a fictional account of Japan's most famous female writer.

Book information

ISBN: 9780701169305
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Imprint: Chatto & Windus
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 426
Weight: 561g
Height: 234mm
Width: 152mm