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Book Title: Tale of Genji
Item Length: 7.7in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.1in
Author: Murasaki Shikibu
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Psychological, Asian / Japanese, Literary, Historical
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Literary Collections, Fiction
Item Weight: 8.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
