Step into a story of life and love in Kyotos 10th century royal court.Tale of Genji, the worlds oldest known novel, tells the story of Prince Genji and his adventures in life, love, and power within the halls of the Chrysanthemum Royal Court. Handsome, romantic, and talented in the art of seduction, Prince Genji skillfully navigates the court and all its intriguesalways in search of love and often finding it. His story is the oldest and most famous tale of romance in the annals of Japanese literature and, as a representation of passion and romance, remains beyond compare.In this beautifully illustrated edition, Genjis story comes alive as readers experienceHis birth in the royal court to Kiritsubo, who comes to represent Genjis ideal of female beauty and grace.His lifelong obsession with Fujitsubo, one of the emperors lovers and mother to Genjis son Ryozen. His romantic life with Murasaki, Fujitsubos beautiful niece and Genjis favored lover. Though wary of his motivations at first, she becomes the true love of Genjis life. Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this story some 500 years before Shakespeare put pen to paper. It is acknowledged to be the worlds very first novel, and Englishspeaking readers can now experience the story in manga style for the first time.Superbly illustrated and retold, this visual take on Japans most important classic offers an intimate look at the social mores and intrigues in the Heianera court of medieval Japan, and Prince Genjis representation as the...

Binding: Paperback;192 pages; Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Classification: FC; Weight: 618 g; Dimensions: 189 x 253 x 14

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