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Murasaki Shikibu is the best known writer to emerge from Japan's glorious Heian period. Her novel, The Tale of Genji (Genji-monogatari) is considered to be one of the world's finest and earliest novels. Some argue that Murasaki is the world's first modern novelist.
He beat the Guinness World Record for youngest male author by 42 days, having completed the novel when he was six years and 118 days old. The previous record-holder was a Brazilian boy who wrote a book called Dragon Island. While Beale hasnât had much commercial success, the impressive record stands.