"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a ...

While Kokiden is also featured in “The Pillow Book,” it is perhaps best known as the living place of Kokiden no Nyogo, the antagonist in “The Tale of Genji” who harbors a grudge against ...

Rana Mitter rereads The Tale of Genji - sometimes called the world's first novel - as the Bradford Literature Festival hears from modern translator Professor Dennis Washburn. Show more Rana Mitter ...