Synopses & Reviews
Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji-written in the eleventh century and universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative and possibly the earliest true novel in the history of the world.
Table of Contents
The Paulownia court -- Evening faces -- Lavender -- An Autumn excursion -- The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms -- Heartvine -- The Sacred tree -- The Orange blossoms -- Duma -- Akashi -- Channel buoys -- A Picture contest.