Is this the world's oldest novel? - BBC Reel
The Tale of Genji, written a thousand years ago, is debated to be the first novel ever written because of its grand scope and influence. What is most surprising about The Tale of Genji is not the fact that it is widely considered the world's first novel, but that it was actually written by a woman: Murasaki Shikibu.
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