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Masao Ebina (Japanese), Genji Monogatari (“The Tale of Genji”), mid-20th century. Source: artelino The Tale of Genji was the first novel to be published in Japan. Having made its debut during the flourishing Heian period–the equivalent of the Renaissance era in Western art–Genji Monogatari is an extensive work of courtly intrigue and romantic adventure. While…