On “At the Court of Prince Genji: 1000 Years of Japanese Imagination” at the Musée Guimet, Paris. Now, the book has received a special tribute at the Musée Guimet with the handsome exhibition “At the ...

Some shows like to start their seasons off easy, reminding returning viewers where things left off and making things somewhat accessible for new audiences as well. And then some shows are Hannibal: ...

Season 2 of NBC's deliciously disturbing drama draws to a close Friday, but that doesn't mean it's too early to start looking ahead to the recently renewed Hannibal's Season 3. The finale will ...

“Genius” is one of those overused words, but few would argue that it is rightly applied to Murasaki Shikibu, whose book “The Tale of Genji” is not only the world’s first novel, but is a work that has ...

THE prospect of a ‘six-decker’ novel might well seem formidable to the reader, much more to the translator, yet few will question the value of the service which Mr. Arthur Waley has performed in ...

There are two reasons to read the 1,000-year-old Japanese novel The Tale of Genji. One is that it is very strange. The other is that it is very familiar. It is simultaneously a testament to the ...