Project Gutenberg 2021-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 1845 Murasaki Shikibu Fujiwara, Murasaki Murasaki Sikibu 紫式部 Shikibu, Murasaki Waley, Arthur 1889 1966 Schloss, Arthur David 25026899 The tale of Genji Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji Part 2 of this translation is published under title: The sacred tree; part 3 under title: A wreath of cloud: part 4 under title: Blue trousers: part 5 under title: The lady of the boat: part 6 under title: The bridge of dreams. Translation of nine chapters. Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from images generously made available by Google Books/Stanford University Libraries.) "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu is a classic novel written in the early 11th century. Often considered the world's first novel, it provides a detailed look into the lives and dreams of the Japanese aristocracy during the Heian period, primarily revolving around the life of the titular character, Genji, a nobleman with romantic entanglements and personal dilemmas. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the background of low-ranking Lady Kiritsubo, who becomes the beloved mistress of the Emperor. Despite their deep affection for each other, her status subjects her to the jealousy and ire of the higher-ranking ladies of the court, ultimately leading to her decline and death shortly after bearing the Emperor's son, Genji. This part of the narrative deftly sets the stage for the complex emotional landscape and courtly intrigues that shape Genji's character and future relationships, establishing a poignant tone of longing and loss that permeates the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Psychological fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Romance fiction Japan -- Court and courtiers -- Fiction Japanese fiction -- To 1600 -- Translations into English Japan -- Social life and customs -- To 1600 -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Japan -- Fiction Princes -- Japan -- Fiction Hikaru Genji (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PL Text Category: Novels 635433 2025-06-26T07:23:22.916931 text/html 610418 2024-10-18T15:31:56 text/html 612480 2025-06-26T07:23:30.835881 application/epub+zip 617545 2025-06-26T07:23:24.522972 application/epub+zip 327015 2025-06-26T07:23:23.615965 application/epub+zip 1182388 2025-06-26T07:23:35.563901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1145286 2025-06-26T07:23:29.972917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443980 2022-09-29T17:50:15.047243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573448 2025-06-26T07:23:22.127968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553603 2024-10-18T15:31:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19897 2025-06-26T07:23:35.700872 application/rdf+xml 16312 2025-06-26T07:23:23.750941 image/jpeg 2451 2025-06-26T07:23:23.683936 image/jpeg 581239 2025-06-26T07:23:22.974930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia ja.wikipedia en.wikipedia