<human>:  When did the story in ‘The Tale of Genji’ take place?
<bot>: The Tale of Genji was written in the early 11th century. The Tale of Genji is a Japanese classic novel written by Murasaki Shikibu. The Tale of Genji is considered one of the world's first novels. It tells the story of a prince named Genji, who is the son of the emperor.