Abstract

★Lookism, Lolita Complex, Infidelity: How Can We Read the Classic The Tale of Genji in the Modern World?
★A Popular Author’s Essays on The Tale of Genji for Contemporary Readers

When modern readers approach The Tale of Genji, they face two major hurdles: the difference in language, which makes reading classical Japanese challenging, and the differences in ethical values and social norms.

In this book, author Naoko Yamazaki, who has long engaged with questions about the nature of society, explores new ways for contemporary readers to interpret The Tale of Genji, a classic she deeply loves.

One of the highlights is Yamazaki’s own translation, the “Naocola Translation,” which seeks to render the text in a more contemporary style, offering a fresh perspective on this timeless masterpiece.

Author’s Information

A novelist and essayist, born in 1978, who identifies as genderless. Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature in the Faculty of Letters at Kokugakuin University.