9780385497954
The Tale of Murasaki
Liza Crihfield Dalby; Liza Dalby
ISBN 13: 9780385497954
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Softcover
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The Tale of Murasaki is an elegant and brilliantly authentic historical novel by the author of Geisha and the only Westerner ever to have become a geisha.
In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu wrote the world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji, the most popular work in the history of Japanese literature. In The Tale of Murasaki, Liza Dalby has created a breathtaking fictionalized narrative of the life of this timeless poet–a lonely girl who becomes such a compelling storyteller that she is invited to regale the empress with her tales. The Tale of Murasaki is the story of an enchanting time and an exotic place. Whether writing about mystical rice fields in the rainy mountains or the politics and intrigue of the royal court, Dalby breathes astonishing life into ancient Japan.
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"A surprisingly modern portrait that will strike a chord with contemporary readers, even as it effortlessly transports them to Murasaki's uniquely exotic world."
Kirkus, 04/15/2000
Review:"The most important thing Dalby has got right is Murasaki's voice....By turns waspish, gentle, witty, melancholy, flirtatious, retiring, bookish and always, always diverted by seasons, scents, gardens and clothes, she is like an 11th-century Japanese composite of Jane Austen and Martha Stewart."
Elizabeth Ward, Washington Post Book World, 0723/2000
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