Sir Thomas Malory is the author of 'Le Morte d'Arthur', which some scholars believe has elements that could classify it as one of the first modern novels.
As I mentioned before, Murasaki Shikibu wrote 'The Tale of Genji' which is often considered an early candidate for the first modern novel.
As I mentioned before, if we consider 'Don Quixote' as the first modern novel, it was written by Miguel de Cervantes.
As mentioned before, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' which is often considered an early modern romance novel. Goethe was a German writer who had a great influence on literature across Europe.
While Giovanni Boccaccio wrote 'The Decameron' in Italian, its influence on English literature was such that it can be related to the development of the first modern English novel. Translators who brought it into English also played a part in this process, as they introduced new ways of storytelling to the English - reading public.
I'm not sure. You might need to do some research in literary history to find out.
Modern Chivalry was written by Hugh Henry Brackenridge.
The first martial arts novel in modern China was The Legend of the Condor Heroes written by Jin Yong.
The first cultivation novel in modern China was " The Cultivators refute the Theory of Magic." The author of this book was first published in China in 2000. " Cultivators refute the theory of magic " was a fantasy novel with the theme of cultivation. It told the story of a young man named Li Yun who accidentally transmigrated to a different world and became a cultivator. In the process of cultivation, he constantly refuted various magic theories. This novel was widely welcomed by readers and became the first work of modern Chinese cultivation novels.
It was Edgar Allan Poe. He was really creative. His 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' was the start. He came up with the idea of a detective character using his wits to solve a strange crime. This was different from other stories at the time. His work influenced a lot of future detective story writers.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly who wrote the very first modern short story. Different cultures and literary traditions have their own early examples.
Another candidate for an early novel could be 'Le Morte d'Arthur' which has elements of a novel in its compilation of Arthurian legends. It was written by Sir Thomas Malory in the 15th century in England. But again, the definition of 'first' can vary depending on different criteria such as narrative structure, length, and fictional elements.