# Illustrated Dictionary of The Tale of Genji

Author: Ye Weiqiu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Tale of Genji is a classic Japanese novel, hailed as the pinnacle of Japanese narrative literature. It is often referred to as Japan's Dream of the Red Chamber, and was published seven hundred years before Dream of the Red Chamber, making it the world's longest realistic novel. The author, Murasaki Shikibu, is not only immortalized in the annals of Japanese literature but also celebrated worldwide. In 1964, UNESCO selected her as one of the "Five Great World Figures."
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