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The main character, Genji, was a prince who used his power to seduce women and kidnap girls. He provided each one with their own room and individual garden in a mansion he built especially for his wives and concubines. | The main character, Genji, was a prince who used his power to seduce women and kidnap girls. He provided each one with their own room and individual garden in a mansion he built especially for his wives and concubines. | ||
| − | In his old age he repented his sins and turned to Buddhism for solace. | + | In his old age he repented his sins and turned to [[Buddhism]] for solace. |
[[Category:Novels|Tale of Genji]] | [[Category:Novels|Tale of Genji]] | ||
Revision as of 01:11, September 16, 2008
The Tale of Genji was a novel written in the eleventh century AD by Lady Murasaki about life in the Japanese Emperor's court during the Heian Period.
The main character, Genji, was a prince who used his power to seduce women and kidnap girls. He provided each one with their own room and individual garden in a mansion he built especially for his wives and concubines.
In his old age he repented his sins and turned to Buddhism for solace.