The tale of Genji
Translated by Kazuyuki Hijiya earliest edition we have, 2012 Yamaguchi Shoten, 2012 319 pages
"A graceful, lucid translation of the world's first, and one of its greatest, novels."--Alan Tansman, University of California, Berkeley. Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian Period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji--widely considered the world's first novel--during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation...
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