This book with a cast of some 400 characters consists of 54 chapters, but ends in mid-sentence, leading many to believe that it is incomplete. It focuses on the love affairs of a handsome prince of the Minamoto clan who is the son of an emperor and a lowly concubine. Written in the early 11th century, it is considered by many the worlds' first novel. FTP, name this book by
This book with a cast of some 400 characters consists of 54 chapters, but ends in mid-sentence, leading many to believe that it is incomplete. It focuses on the love affairs of a handsome prince of the Minamoto clan who is the son of an emperor and a lowly concubine. Written in the early 11th century, it is considered by many the worlds' first novel. FTP, name this book by Murasaki Shikibu set during the Heian period in Japan which is named for its "shining" protagonist.
This book with a cast of some 400 characters consists of 54 chapters, but ends in mid-sentence, leading many to believe that it is incomplete.
The {Tale of Genji} or {Genji Monogatari}