Michael Dirda is synonymous with the literary life. He’s been called “the best-read person in America,” and it’s easy to ...

Six Senses Kyoto ushers in a new era of luxury travel in Japan, marking the brand's highly anticipated debut and its parent ...

119 x 106.5 cm. (46.9 x 41.9 in.) ...

The Playground Theatre will present a new festival WOMEN'S VOICES: A CELEBRATION running Sunday 2nd March – Sunday 23rd March ...

119.38 x 106.68 cm. (47 x 42 in.) ...

Meanwhile, her grandmother was a strong admirer of classical Japanese works, such as The Tale of Genji. By her teenage years, she was a passionate reader. While Enichi is celebrated as a novelist ...

The contrast between Western and Japanese art is vivid with literature too. Think of Lady Murasaki’s The Tale of Genji which begins, in the first – very resonant – translation by Arthur Waley, ‘At the ...

The theme of this museum is “The Tale of Genji,” an elegant story introduced and recreated through images and an original movie, displays of Heian nobility clothing and furnishings, a model Rokujoin, ...