[MR] BBC Culture: World's First Novel--Tale of Genji

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

BBC Culture is offering a brief feature exploring THE TALE OF GENJI, the
world's first known novel. This work dates to 11th century Japan, and
describes the adventures and loves of the title character, Genji, a demoted
son of the Emperor. Besides being a rare literary survivor from that time,
THE TALE OF GENJI is interesting because it was written by a woman. The
author, Murasaki Shikibu, was a mid-level noble woman. The BBC story
presents a brief discussion of the novel, illustrated by by both classic
and modern Japanese paintings:
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190814-the-tale-of-genji-the-worlds-first-novel

More on THE TALE OF GENJI can be found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji .

Yours Aye,

Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆