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The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu

Eleventh-century Japanese masterpiece following a courtier through romance and intrigue

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Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu

Author of The Tale of Genji, widely considered the world's first novel. Her work offers an intimate portrait of Heian court life and established the psychological novel centuries before the form emerged in the West.

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