Shohen Genji Monogatari (the Tale of Genji) (Shio Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] The Tale of Genji", Japan's oldest full-length novel, is a collection of 54 chapters spun into a palm-length story by a mature poet with deep insight and rich sensibility, so that the world of the story can be enjoyed in a single volume. The beautiful illustrations of "The Tale of Genji" by 54 Japanese painters active in the Kyoto art world, provided by Shoeido, a long-established incense shop, are included in the text to allow the reader to enjoy the ethereal world of "The Tale of Genji" even more deeply. A new "Afterword to the Library Edition" is included at the end of the book.

わが国最古の長編小説「源氏物語」全54帖を、円熟の歌人が深い洞察力と豊かな感性から掌編として紡ぎ出し、物語の世界を一冊で堪能できるようまとめられた本書。香老舗松栄堂提供による京都画壇で活躍する日本画家54名が「源氏物語」各帖をテーマに描いた美しい挿絵を本文に配し、より深く「源氏物語」の幽玄の世界を愉しめるものとなっている。巻末には新たに「文庫版あとがき」を収録。