Tale of Genji, the World’s First Novel
Posted on November 5th, 2008 by Cliff Landis
The Tale of Genji follows the political fortunes– and many loves– of an emperor’s charming son in Heian Japan.
Written in the 11th century, the Tale is one of the world’s first novels (maybe the first); we have Royall Tyler’s English translation.
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