/lit/ - Literature

>What are the most important texts on women ever written? What would be considered 'essentials' for the understanding of the whimsical sex?

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki will tell you all you'll ever need to know about how the female mind works, even when bitches are writing epic, genre defining novels about Samurai and political rebellions they can't help but focus on the relationships of a pretty bisexual man.

I want to read the Tale of Genji in an unabridged format or as much as that's possible. I need to know though, which translation is considered to be better? I'm not a Japanophile so I really don't know if Waley is better than Seidensticker or visa versa. Suggestions?