The Tale of Genji
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Genji, the gifted son of an emperor and a low-ranking consort, grows up at the Heian court in old Kyoto and spends his youth in love affairs that bring him beauty, grief and scandal. Disgrace sends him into exile on the lonely shore at Suma.
- Genres
- Literary Fiction, Historical Romance
- Set in
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan; Suma, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
- Audience
- Adult