TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shikibu, Murasaki,
AU  - Seidensticker,Edward G
TI  - The tale of Genji
T2  - Everyman's library, 108
SN  - 0679417389
U1  - 895.631 SHI 23 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - London : 
PB  - Everyman's Library
KW  - Japan
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - To 1600
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Japanese fiction
KW  - Parables
KW  - gsafd
KW  - Romances
N2  - Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor's son, as he navigates life within aristocratic society and eventually outside of it. Praised for its psychological insight into the characters' motivations, the book greatly influenced Japanese culture and is widely considered the world's first novel. In 1882, Suematsu Kencho translated a condensed version of the text into English, allowing this classic tale to reach a wider audience
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random041/92052930.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0703/92052930-b.html
ER  -