The first novel of the story was written by a Japanese noble, Murasaki Shikibu in the year 1007. Novel called The Tale of Genji tells the story of a prince looking for love and wisdom. In its English translation, the novel covers 54 chapters and over 1000 pages of text. It should be noted that the author who holds the record for number of novels written is also a woman. Dame Barbara Cartland (1901-2000). She wrote a novel every two weeks, publishing more than 723 novels in his life, his books have sold over 1 billion copies in 36 languages, making it the best-selling novelist of all time.
