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Date : 1843 - 47
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The Tales of Genji is the greatest novel in classical Japanese literature, and arguably. It was written in the first decade of the eleventh century by Lady Murasaki and relates the womanizing exploits of Prince Genji. Each of the fifty-four chapters of the novel is named and is associated.
In December 1682, she fell in love with Ikuta Shōnosuke, a temple page, during the great fire in the Tenna Era, at Shōsen-in, the family temple. The next year she attempted arson, thinking she could meet him again if another fire occurred. She was caught by the police and burnt at the stake in Suzugamori for her crimes.