The Tale of Genji: A Reader's Guide (Reader's Guide (Tuttle Publishing))

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Summary: ESSENTIAL READING
Review: A god-send "map" of sorts through the galaxy of characters and events in Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji." I only wish Puette had continued with detailed reviews after Chapter 9. Otherwise, an exellent guide to a wonderful, absorbing novel.

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Summary: helpful
Review: This book was writen as a companion to two earlier translations. However it serves well to provide background and chapter summaries for the Royall Tyler translation which has just become available.