• oce 🐆@jlai.lu
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    5 months ago

    earliest proto-novel that we know of is The Tale of Genji, that dates to roughly the 11th century BCE

    What makes it a proto novel compared to Greek or Indian mythology texts?

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      5 months ago

      It’s both fictional, and known to be fictional. Mythology texts are more like the bible; they’re believed to be true.