عنوان

Musashi /

(Number (ISBN

4770019572

(Number (ISBN

9784770019578

Number

b512286

Title Proper

Musashi /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by Eiji Yoshikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Charles S. Terry ; foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer.

Edition Statement

[New] ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Kodansha International,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1995, c1981.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 970 p. ;

Dimensions

22 cm.

Text of Note

Translation of: Miyamoto Musashi.

Text of Note

Musashi Miyamoto fights in 1600 for the losing side of the battle at Sekigahara when the Tokugawa Shogunate begins its reign.

Text of Note

This epic recounts the life and times of medieval Japan's greatest swordsman--a man who began life as an over-eager lout but turned himself into a master of his chosen weapon. But his life was spent not only in training to perfect the art of killing, but also in a quest to conquer himself. Unable to settle down, Musashi embarks on the life of a ronin (masterless samurai) as he wends his way through the feudal world of medieval Japan in his search for perfection. In the process he finds a young woman who loves him and many enemies who seek his destruction, including the most feared swordsman of all. The book teems with memorable characters, many of them historical. Interweaving themes of unrequited love, misguided revenge, filial piety and dedication to the Way of the Samurai, it depicts vividly a world Westerners know only vaguely.

General Material Designation

Miyamoto Musashi.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Miyamoto, Musashi,1584-1645

Swordsmen-- Japan, Fiction.

Japan, History, 17th century, Fiction.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Yoshikawa, Eiji,1892-1962.

Terry, Charles S.

Date of Transaction

20120307101223.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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