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  • The World of the Shining Prince

    Court Life in Ancient Japan

    de Ivan Morris ...
    Ivan Morris’s definitive and widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious and melancholy world of ancient Japan. • "A book which should delight anyone interested in Japan.” —The New York Times Book ReviewUsing The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan’s Heian period as a frame of reference, The World of the Shining Prince recreates an era when women set the cultural tone. ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon

    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthralls with its lively gossip, witty observations, and subtle impressions. Lady Shonagon was an erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the elite world Lady Shonagon so ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Modern Japanese Short Stories

    An Anthology of 25 Short Stories by Japan's Leading Writers

    Edición de Ivan Morris ...
    Modern Japanese Short Stories is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of contemporary Japanese literature. This volume's twenty-five stories by as many authors display a wide range of style and subject matter—offering a revealing picture of modern Japanese culture and society.The stories in this anthology include:"Tattoo" by Junichiro Tanizaki—a large spider tattooed on ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Fires on the Plain

    A Novel

    de Shohei Ooka, Ivan morris ...
    "Written with precise skill and beautifully controlled power. The translation by Ivan Morris is outstanding." —The New York TimesThis haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings. Within ... Leer más

    $9.97 USD

  • The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon

    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthralls with its lively gossip, witty observations, and subtle impressions. Lady Shonagon was an erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the elite world Lady Shonagon so ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Pillow Book

    de Sei Shonagon, Meredith McKinney ...
    Traducido por Meredith McKinney ...
    A new translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the TALE OF GENJI, this is one of the major Japanese Classics. ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Tale of Genji

    de Murasaki Shikibu ...
    The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic of Japanese and world literature and a stunningly beautiful love story. Written by Murasaki Shikibu, it is unquestionably one of the world's greatest literary masterpieces and perhaps the finest achievement of classic Japanese prose narrative, unforgettable for its rich poetry, imagery, and imaginative wordplay.Prince Genji, the “Shining Prince” - ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Essays in Idleness

    and Hojoki

    Traducido por Meredith McKinney ...
    de Kamo no Chomei, Kenko ...
    These two works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. In the short memoir Hôjôki, Chômei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit in a tiny hut in the mountains, contemplating the impermanence of human existence. Kenko, however, displays a fascination with more earthy matters in his ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Tale of Genji

    de Murasaki Shikibu ...
    Traducido por Royall Tyler ...
    The acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature, Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and death at the Imperial Court.At the core of this epic is Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes, offer an exquisite glimpse of the golden age of Japan. Royal Tyler's superb new translation ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Tale of Genji

    (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    de Murasaki Shikibu ...
    Traducido por Royall Tyler ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    **The world’s first novel, in a translation that is “likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to come” (The Wall Street Journal)A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper**Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki

    de Murasaki Shikibu, Richard Bowring ...
    Traducido por Richard Bowring ...
    The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial palace - the auspicious birth of a prince, rivalries between the Emperor's consorts, with sharp criticism of Murasaki's fellow ladies-in-waiting ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Helmet for My Pillow

    From Parris Island to the Pacific

    de Robert Leckie ...
    “A grand and epic prose poem . . . The purely human experience of war in the Pacific, written in the graceful imagery of a human being who—somehow—survived.”—Tom HanksSee Robert Leckie's story in the HBO miniseries The PacificHere is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibros