Answer:
false.
Explanation:
There is no definitive consensus as to which one is the first novel ever written. Many point out that Shikibu´s The tale of Gengi, written in Japan during the 11th century CE), is the first novel. This piece holds many of the characteristics that define the modern genre of the novel. Some others claim that it would be more fitting to place Cervantes´ Don Quixote as the first modern novel because it explores all narrative techniques and devices that, later, especially during the 18th century, would be definitive of the novel.
