Question

who wrote the first novel in history

Answer 1

On the older side, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory, which was published in 1485, is sometimes called the first English novel. Other people say the first English novel was Don Quixote, published in 1605; Oroonoko, published in 1688; Robinson Crusoe, published in 1791; or Moll Flanders, published in 1722.

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Answer 2

"The Tale of Genji" , written by Murasaki shikibu, the noblewoman is said to be world's first full lenght novel..... Hope it helps:)