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Although a successful writer during his lifetime, there is little concrete information about Ryutei Tanehiko.<br/><br/> Born into a samurai family of lower rank, he began his literary career as a writer of <i>kyoka</i> poetry in the style of Ota Nampo. In 1807 he published the first of a series of <i>gesaku</i> 'playful' or satirical novels. His literary reputation since his death rests on his novel <i>Nise Murasaki inaka Genji</i> (1828), in which he takes up <i>The Tale of Genji</i> theme.
Ryūtei Tanehiko (柳 亭 种 彦? ) (July 11, 1783, Edo - August 24, 1842) was a Japanese writer and literary figure.<br/><br/>Born into a samurai family of lower rank , he grew up in a relatively humble environment. He began his literary career as a writer of poems Kyōka on Ota Nampo model. His teacher was Karagoromo Kisshu and after the death of the latter in 1802, Shikatsube Magao. 1805 he met Masamochi Ishikawa who was also among his mentors.<br/><br/>In 1807 Tanehiko published the first of a series of novels, leading to literary success among his contemporaries. His literary fame is largely based on the illustrated serial 'Nise Murasaki inaka Genji' (An impostor Murasaki and rustic Genji), which ran for fourteen years from 1828 - Japan's first national bestseller.
Ryūtei Tanehiko (柳 亭 种 彦? ) (July 11, 1783, Edo - August 24, 1842) was a Japanese writer and literary figure.<br/><br/>Born into a samurai family of lower rank , he grew up in a relatively humble environment. He began his literary career as a writer of poems Kyōka on Ota Nampo model. His teacher was Karagoromo Kisshu and after the death of the latter in 1802, Shikatsube Magao. 1805 he met Masamochi Ishikawa who was also among his mentors.<br/><br/>In 1807 Tanehiko published the first of a series of novels, leading to literary success among his contemporaries. His literary fame is largely based on the illustrated serial 'Nise Murasaki inaka Genji' (An impostor Murasaki and rustic Genji), which ran for fourteen years from 1828 - Japan's first national bestseller.