monogatari
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thumb|Murasaki Shikibu, author of Genji monogatari ([[The Tale of Genji)]]
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- History
- Genres
- ''Denki-monogatari''
- ''Uta-monogatari''
- ''Tsukuri-monogatari''
- ''Rekishi-monogatari''
- ''Gunki-monogatari''
- ''Setsuwa-monogatari''
- ''Giko-monogatari''
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thumb|Murasaki Shikibu, author of Genji monogatari ([[The Tale of Genji)]]
is a literary form in traditional Japanese literature – an extended prose narrative tale comparable to epic literature. Monogatari is closely tied to aspects of the oral tradition, and almost always relates a fictional or fictionalized story, even when retelling a historical event. Many of the great works of Japanese fiction, such as the Genji Monogatari and the Heike Monogatari, are in the monogatari form.
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