源氏物語　１　Ａ・ウェイリー版 | The Tale of Genji, Vol. 1 (Waley Edition)

Title: 源氏物語　１　Ａ・ウェイリー版
Authors: 紫式部 著, アーサー・ウェイリー 訳
Pages: 685P
Published At: December, 2017
Description:
A century-old bestseller that moved the people of Shakespeare's land to tears returns dramatically to life! A complete retranslation of the Waley version of The Tale of Genji, which was read worldwide, into accessible modern Japanese (complete translation, all 4 volumes).

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