Here is today's literature fun fact.
The first novel ever written is believed to be The Tale of Genji, written in the first decade of the 11th century by Murasaki Shibuku, a Japanese noblewoman. It contains 54 chapters
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Strangely enough, I was surprised that the first novel was that historical. Don't know why...Japan has a much longer and richer history than just about any other country in the world. What was the novel about?
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