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Tale of Genji: The Authentic First Translation of the World's Earliest Novel - Murasaki Shikibu Children's New Zealand discover the historical neighbourhood ofThe most famous work of Japanese literature and the world's first novel written a thousand years ago and one of the enduring classics of world literature. Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and even Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel and after more than a millennium, this seminal work continues to enchant readers throughout the world. Lady Murasaki Shikibu and her tale's hero, Prince Genji, have had an unmatched