Is Genji monogatari (1900) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 57 / 100 (slightly WOKE-leaning). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Murasaki Shikibu, 1900.
5 votes: 60% WOKE, 40% CHUD.
Why: No clear politics
**The most famous work of Japanese literature and the world's first novel—written a thousand years ago and one of the enduring classics of world literature.** Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and even Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel—and after more than a millennium, this seminal work continues to enchant readers throughout the world. Lady Murasaki Shikibu and her tale's hero, Prince Genji, have had an unmatched influence on Japanese culture. Prince Genji manifests what was to become an image of the ideal Heian era courtier; gentle and passionate. Genji is also a master poet, dancer, musician and painter. The Tale of Genji follows Prince Genji throug…