That title character, an illegitimate son of the Emperor, has his various love affairs discussed in detail in, FTP, what 11th-century work by Murasaki, considered the first Japanese novel?
Some of its volumes include "The Sacred Tree" and "A Wreath of Cloud." There is an eight-year gap between the fourth and fifth volumes, "Blue Trousers" and "The Lady of the Boat" respectively. By the final part, "The Bridge of Dreams," the title character has died and Niou and Kaoru's rivalry in love is resolved. That title character, an illegitimate son of the Emperor, has his various love affairs discussed in detail in, FTP, what 11th-century work by Murasaki, considered the first Japanese novel?
Some of its volumes include "The Sacred Tree" and "A Wreath of Cloud.
The {Tale of Genji} or {Genji Monogatari}