by Eiji Yoshikawa · Kodansha International · tapa dura · ISBN 9784770019578
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«Musashi» is the epic novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, published by Kodansha International in hardback (984 pages, in English).
Novel based on the life of the historical swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. After being badly wounded at the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), he is captured by a Zen monk and begins a long apprenticeship until he devotes himself to the sword. It interweaves his duels with masters of various schools, nature as a teacher, and the creation of a unique two-sword technique.
Translation from the Japanese by Charles S. Terry, with a foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer; original work «Miyamoto Musashi».
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and samurai fiction.
Eiji Yoshikawa was a Japanese historical novelist, best known for his revisions of classics and retelling of historical events through the lens of semi-biographical fiction books.
