# The Tale of Genji

by [Murasaki Shikibu](https://localbooks.app/authors/murasaki-shikibu)

- Genres: [Fiction littéraire](https://localbooks.app/genres/literary-fiction/literary-fiction), [Romance historique](https://localbooks.app/genres/romance/historical-romance)
- Set in: [Kyōto, Préfecture de Kyoto, Japon](https://localbooks.app/places/jp/kyoto/kyoto); [Suma, Kōbe, préfecture de Hyōgo, Japon](https://localbooks.app/places/jp/hyogo/kobe/suma)
- Audience: Adult

## Description

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.

## Where to buy

- [Project Gutenberg (ebook)](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19264)

Read a free sample: https://localbooks.app/books/the-tale-of-genji/read/1 (18 chapters, 83723 words)

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