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ColeslawViscount t1_j225arj wrote

The Tale of Genji. I read excerpts in college and loved it, so years later I decided to read it as an intro to Japanese literature. Unfortunately I chose to start with the Royall Tyler version since it’s regarded as the best, but I can’t follow much of what’s going on and gave up about halfway. Maybe someday I’ll start over with a different translation.

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tiny_purple_Alfador OP t1_j22hp4v wrote

Oh, I got through this one, but it was WORK. I ended up finding a website that summarized each chapter and explained how it all tied together as well as explaining the cultural references and such, and I alternated reading the chapter and the summary and it helped a LOT.

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ColeslawViscount t1_j22ltcp wrote

I admire your tenacity! I tried finding something like that and for some reason I didn’t have any luck except for a few scattered chapters. When I decide to tackle it again I’ll just have to ask this sub for recommendations for a study guide.

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