by Giles Milton · Les Éditions Noir sur Blanc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782882501370
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«Samouraï William» is the historical work by Giles Milton published by Les Éditions Noir sur Blanc in paperback (384 pages, in French).
Historical account of the arrival of the English sailor William Adams in Japan in 1600, after a two-year voyage on a Dutch ship. The work recreates Adams's encounter with the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the trust between them, Adams's role as adviser and shipbuilder, and the rivalries in Japan between Europeans and Portuguese Jesuits.
French translation by Anne-Marie Hussein. The subtitle of the work is «L'anglais qui rompit l'isolement du Japon». The edition was published on 10 October 2003.
Recommended for readers of Japanese history and of accounts of exploration and cultural encounters.
Giles Milton FRHistS is a British writer and journalist, who specialises in narrative history. He writes non-fiction, historical fiction, and children's history books, and is best known for Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and Nathaniel's Nutmeg.
