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A gem.
Loui's work caught me by surprise. It is both well thought-out and interesting enough to keep the readers attention. This is a difficult subject to write an in-depth study on. The book succeeds where others donot.

A superb study of two great writers.
Loui has written a smart, penetrating book that manages to compare andcontrast Murasaki and Proust in ways that are both interesting andinstructive.The similarities between these writers have always beennoted, but finding something new to say about those similarities is hard,and Loui has risen to the challenge brilliantly. ... Read more

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About "Genji Monogatari（源氏物語）", or "The Tale of Genji".
Genji Monogatari is the great classic of Japanese literature.It is atributed to a lady at court named Murasaki Shikibu in the first years of the 11th century.This story is often referred to as the world's first novel, if it is not surely for that of Japan.

The first two thirds of the book [PART1&2] are the story of a young Prince named "Genji", the "Shining Prince" in starting his series of romance experience as a young lover, as he moves from one woman to another.Then, as Genji grows older, the book does deal with more extended relationships, particularly with his second wife, Murasaki, and with his political fortunes--both out of power, in exile, and in power. ... Read more

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Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel—and is certainly one of its finest. Genji, the Shining Prince, son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tyler’s superb translation is detailed, poetic, and true to the Japanese original while allowing the English reader to appreciate its timeless beauty. In this deftly abridged edition, Tyler focuses on the early chapters, which vividly evoke Genji as a young man and leave him at his first moment of triumph. ... Read more

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Abridged
This version was not labeled as abridged when I ordered it. Amazon please be more careful about things like that, I didn't really want the cliff's notes version. Hopefully they are cool with exchanging it.

Edit: They were indeed cool with exchanging it for the unabridged, even though I was past the usual return period!

Kindle edition: Abridge a masterpiece?
The hard cover version is nearly 1200 pages long while the Kindle edition is listed at 400 pages. How does the publisher/author justify cutting out 2/3 of what is judged a masterpiece of literature. I have the print edition and was looking for an electronic copy. I won't find it here.

Buyer beware.

Abridged
This is a great novel but the kindle version is not labelled as abridged, which it is.Amazon needs to label kindle versions correctly.

Don't Bother
I've been reading Genji for 50 years. I'm no scholar and do not read Japanese, but I have kept coming back to it. It is one of the world's greatest novels, and the earliest one. I have both the Waley and Seidensticker translations. I had hand surgery this summer and have been discovering the joys of one handed reading with my Kindle. I thought this an ideal time to revisit an old favorite. Wrong. This sad, truncated version lacks complexity, depth and charm. It breaks off incomprehensibly before the deaths of Murasaki and Genji, and the whole last third of the novel, the most psychologically interesting part, is missing. There are parts that Tyler usefully omitted, like those concerned with poor dreary Suetsumuhana, but if I had encountered it in this form 50 years ago I would never have given it a second reading. Also I think I do not like the translation as well, but that is a judgement formed without the ability right now to compare this version with the other translations. My advice is go for Seidensticker. The Waley translation is my sentimental favorite but he for some reason left out a chapter.

ps: I did enjoy the notes, but anyone wishing to understand the background would do well to read Ivan Morris' World of the Shining Prince.

Great Novel for those who want to know what real literature is.
Fantastic novel and beautifully translated even though I was under the assumption that this was the full version of this epic but its the abridged but its perfectly fine with me though. ... Read more

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Three classic Japanese works with an active table of contents.

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This digital document is an article from Middle Ages Reference Library, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1868 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Middle Ages Reference Library explores the complex period of the Middle Ages, covering the different civilizations and peoples of Medieval times. It also includes biographical essays on significant individuals from the period and an insightful collection of full or excerpted texts from the era. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be considered a classic, though this issue is a matter of debate. The first partial translation of Genji Monogatari into English was by Suematsu Kench?. A free translation of all but one chapter was produced by Arthur Waley. Edward Seidensticker made the first complete translation into English, using a more literal method than Waley. The most recent English translation, by Royall Tyler (2001), also tries to be faithful to the original text. Diet member Marutei Tsurunen has also made a translation in Finnish. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Murasaki Shikibu, the Tale of Genji, List of the Tale of Genji Characters, the Tale of Genji, Genji Monogatari Emaki, Hikaru Genji, Murasaki, Genji Monogatari Sennenki, Lady Fujitsubo, Suetsumuhana, Genji Monogatari, Aoi No Ue, the Tale of Genji, Aoi No Ue, Genji Monogatari, the Murasaki Shikibu Diary, Ukifune, Sugawara No Takasue No Musume, Kaoru Genji, Sennen No Koi Story of Genji, Kiritsubo Consort, Lady Rokujo. Excerpt:Aoi no Ue ( ? ) is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji ( Genji Monogatari ). Daughter of the Minister of the Left ( T no Ch j s sister) and Genji s first principal wife, she marries Genji when she is sixteen and he only twelve. Proud and distant to her husband, Aoi is constantly aware of the age difference between them and very much hurt by Genji s philandering. For a short while, after giving birth to Genji s son, Y giri, and suffering episodes of spirit possession, does Aoi actually appear appealing in Genji s eyes. The episode of spirit possession itself (mono no ke) is extremely controversial and brings forward two female characters of the tale: Aoi (Genji s wife) and Lady Rokuj (Genji s mistress). The relationship between the two women may be that between victim and aggressor, if one follows the traditional interpretation of spirit possession , or that between accomplices expressing their discontent with the Heian system of polygynous marriage (and with Genji, obviously). Aoi dies at the end of the "Aoi" chapter and her exit from the tale is thus definitive. Aoi no Ue is also the title of a Noh play play about her, translated as Lady of the Court , or in the modern version by Yukio Mishima , The Lady Aoi . Pioneering electronic music composers Joji Yuasa and Toshiro Mayuzumi both composed a piece entitled Aoi no Ue . Aoi Ue also appears as a char... ... Read more

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