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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Murasaki Shikibu , Dennis Washburn , Brian NishiiPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: 2nd ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 9.40cm , Length: 14.50cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9781094090269ISBN 10: 1094090263 Publication Date: 17 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsWashburn's translation is a superb achievement. He fully captures the enthralling quality of the original. -- Times Literary Supplement This new version by Dennis Washburn, a professor at Dartmouth, falls somewhere between Seidensticker's reader-friendly translation and Tyler's more stringently literal one, resulting in a fluid, elegant rendition. -- Washington Post Murasaki watched the sexual maneuverings, the social plots, the marital politics, the swirl of slights and flatteries that went on around her, with the keen, sometimes sardonic, and always worldly eyes of a medieval Jane Austen. -- New Yorker Author InformationLady Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973 or 978-c. 1014 or 1031 CE) was a member of the famed Fujiwara clan--one of the most influential families of the Heian period. Her literary ability quickly won her a place in the entourage of the Empress Akiko. After the death of her husband, Murasaki Shikibu immersed herself in Buddhism, and the religion's influences permeate her writing. Dennis Washburn is Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. He holds a PhD from Yale University in Japanese language and literature. He lives in Hanover, New Hampshire. Brian Nishii is a voice talent and award-winning audiobook narrator. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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