Earlier, the title character contemplates the transience of life after the death of his wife, who wished to become a nun after her husband married the Third Princess.
Its 42nd chapter, entitled ÒVanished into the Clouds,Ó is left blank, implying the title character's death. Earlier, the title character contemplates the transience of life after the death of his wife, who wished to become a nun after her husband married the Third Princess. Throughout his life, the main character engages in many affairs with different women, including his half-brother's (*) concubine and his stepmother, with whom he fathers the future emperor. Very few of the characters are given an explicit name, so modern readers keep track of them using nicknames based on, for example, the color of the character's clothing. FTP, name this Heian period work written by Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, considered by some to be Òthe first novel.Ó
Its 42nd chapter, entitled ÒVanished into the Clouds,Ó is left blank, implying the title character's death.
The Tale of {Genji} or {Genji Monogatari}