Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Genji monogatari

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Genji monogatari

源氏物語
alternative words: Tale of Genji, Tale of Hikaru Genji, Genji-monogatari, Genjimonogatari
keywords: book
related topics: Heian period , Genji monogatari emaki
related web sites: http://www.nijl.ac.jp/personal/ito/ , http://www.sainet.or.jp/~eshibuya/ , http://home.inet-osaka.or.jp/~spring/ , http://www.genji.co.jp , http://www.genji-daigaku.com
explanation: Written by a court lady of Heian period, Murasaki Shikibu at the beginning of the 11th century, it is the oldest existent Japanese roman. Composed of 54 volumes, it relates love stories of a Japanese prince Hikaru Genji and is considered one of the greatest classics of Japanese literature. There exists also series of pictures on this roman, Genji monogatari emaki (picture scrolls of Genji's tale), dated also from Heian period and its scene is used on the new bank note of 2000 yens.