源氏物語

The Tale of Genji

AuthorMurasaki Shikibu

LanguageClassical Japanese

Year1021

CountryJapan

GenreNovel

east asiafemale authorheian era

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The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature said to be written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century. It is the first novel written by a woman to have won global recognition. In Japan, The Tale of Genji has a stature similar to that of Shakespeare in the UK.— Wikipedia