Complete Translation: The Tale of Genji, New Edition Translated by Akiko Yosano By Murasaki Shikibu Kadokawa Bunko Revived for the Millennium of The Tale of Genji, a fresh and definitive edition of Yosano's Genji! The Tale of Genji, the world's oldest novel, richly portrays the beautiful prince born to the Kiritsubo Consort, who received the undivided affection of the Emperor, and the people connected to him. This masterpiece of Japanese literature, depicting the unchanging human condition across all ages, including poignant and tender love affairs and fierce power struggles, is brought back to life in the present day with Akiko Yosano's gentle and elegant prose, a definitive complete translation of all 54 chapters! Volume 1 includes chapters from "Kiritsubo" to "Hanachirusato." ● Akiko Yosano: Born in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture in 1878 (Meiji 11). She entered Sakai Girls' School and read classics such as The Tale of Genji, as well as novels by Koyo Ozaki, Rohan Koda, and Ichiyo Higuchi. In 1900, she published tanka poems in the New Poetry Society "Myojo" led by her future husband, Tekkan Yosano, and the following year published her first poetry collection, Midaregami (Tangled Hair), which caused a great sensation. She died in 1942 (Showa 17).