Genji Monogatari (The Tale of the Genji)

LibriVox recording of Genji Monogotari (The Tale of the Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. Translated by Suyematz Kenchio. The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) 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 romance novel, or the first novel to still be considered a classic... The Genji was written for the women of the aristocracy (the yokibito) and has many elements found in a modern novel: a central chara