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Wikipedia: The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be considered a classic, though this issue is a matter of debate. The first partial translation of Genji Monogatari into English was by Suematsu Kenchō.
![[Pages from the illustrated handscroll from the 12th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Genji_emaki_01003_001_s.jpg "Pages from the illustrated handscroll from the 12th century")
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![[Emaki'' scene from ''The Tale of Genji, 12th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Genji_emaki_sekiya_s.jpg "Emaki'' scene from ''The Tale of Genji, 12th century")
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![[Illustration of ch]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Genji_emaki_Yomogiu_s.jpg "Illustration of ch")
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![[Illustration of ch]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Genji_emaki_YOKOBUE_s.jpg "Illustration of ch")
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![[Illustration of ch]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Genji_emaki_01003_009_s.jpg "Illustration of ch")
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![[Written text from the earliest illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Genji_emaki_01003_002_s.jpg "Written text from the earliest illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji")
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![[Rolled up screens can be seen on the top left, image from the The Tale of Genji]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ch20_asago_s.jpg "Rolled up screens can be seen on the top left, image from the The Tale of Genji")
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