The Tale of Genji is a story about the son of an ancient Japanese emperor
That sounds interesting. Is there a book out or has a movie been made ?
Well, it is sometimes called the world's first novel due to its age. In the story Genji has a romantic interest in a concubine named Lady Kiritsubo. 
Wow, the world's first novel sounds fascinating to me. I would like to know more.  Would you say it's a love story ?
Some look at it as the Japanese version of Romeo and Juliette and in that regard it is romantic. There is more to the story however, his father denounces him and he becomes an imperial officer. It portrays his internal agony in the latter half of the story.
That sounds really good. I definitely want to read it now. Can the book be found in my local library ?
is believed to have partially informed the character of Genji through her experience of Michinaga.
"The Tale of Genji" may have been written chapter by chapter in installments, as Murasaki delivered the tale to aristocratic women (ladies-in-waiting). It has many elements found in a modern novel: a central character and a very large number of major and minor characters, well-developed characterization of all the major players, a sequence of events covering the central character's lifetime and beyond. The work does not
details within the illustrations are important in learning the meaning of the story. The clothes, postures, actions, and facial expressions of the figures aide in further explanation of the text.
Well-known examples.
There are many well-known examples of emaki. One of the most studied is the Genji Monogatari emaki. The Genji Monogatari emaki is the first handscroll of the Tale of Genji, a story often considered to be the world's first novel. The story follows Genji, the son of a Japanese Emperor