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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 13 > Full version of oldest surviving novel found

Full version of oldest surviving novel found


July 13, 2008

OSAKA, Japan — A full set of chapters of “The Tale of Genji,” the world’s oldest surviving full-length novel, believed to have been transcribed in the Muromachi period (1333-1568), has been discovered at the residence of a family in Tokyo. It is rare for a....

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