After completing an internship with the National Security Agency, Drew Jarred Carrington became an End User Support Technician at Atlanta Information Management, where he played a critical role in restoring services following a ransomware attack against the City of Atlanta. Fluent in Japanese, Drew Jarred Carrington enjoys reading Japanese literature in his leisure time.
Japanese literature boasts numerous notable works, including what may be the world’s first novel. Known as The Tale of Genji, this work dates back to the 11th century to Japan’s Heian Period, which is a period known for the writing of court ladies like Lady Murasaki Shikibu who is the author of The Tale of Genji.
A lengthy episodic novel of about 1,000 pages, The Tale of Genji focuses on the life of Hikaru Genji, or Shining Genji, and his love affairs. The protagonist represents the ideal man according to the customs of that period, in that he is a great lover who is handsome, gentle, and skilled in poetry.
While the novel follows the cultural norms of the period by not describing anything that’s explicitly sexual, it does have a seductive nature. The novel’s rich suggestions and allusions also come through in its poetic writing.
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