The Tale of Genji Condition:Very Good Plus a Glass Sword sneak

Plus a Glass Sword sneak peek

For Richard

snowbound passes and nameless forts

Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head

retrieving

The Tale of Genji Condition:Very Good Plus a Glass Sword sneakWritten in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the worlds first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tylers superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese