Asian literature
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Early Asian novels=
Early important Asian novels include:
- Dandin, The Adventures of the Ten Princes (Sanskrit, 6th century–7th century).
- Banabhatta, Kadambari (Sanskrit, 7th century).
- Anon, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Japanese, 10th century).
- Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji (Japanese, 11th century). Arguably the first novel, in the sense of a continued fictional narrative written by one author.
- Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese, 14th century).
- Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong, Water Margin (Chinese, 15th century).
- Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West (Chinese, 16th century).
- Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber (Chinese, 18th Century).
Asian literature is the literature produced in Asia. Examples are:
- Arabic literature
- Bengali literature
- Chinese literature
- Indian literature
- Japanese literature
- Korean literature
- Pakistani literature
- Persian literature
- Tamil literature
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