{"product_id":"the-tale-of-genji-vintage-international","title":"The Tale of Genji (Vintage International)","description":"In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote the world's first novel. But The Tale of Genji is no mere artifact. It is, rather, a lively and astonishingly nuanced portrait of a refined society where every dalliance is an act of political consequence, a play of characters whose inner lives are as rich and changeable as those imagined by Proust. Chief of these is \"the shining Genji,\" the son of the emperor and a man whose passionate impulses create great turmoil in his world and very nearly destroy him. This edition, recognized as the finest version in English, contains a dozen chapters from early in the book, carefully chosen by the translator, Edward G. Seidensticker, with an introduction explaining the selection. It is illustrated throughout with woodcuts from a seventeenth-century edition.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0679729534\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.0679729534.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Murasaki, Shikibu\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book  is in good condition and has some writing, underlining, and or highlighting inside. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51914495983917,"sku":"HBSV.0679729534.G","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/0679729534-0.jpg?v=1773520998","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/the-tale-of-genji-vintage-international","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}