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Musashi

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  • 1935
  • #Fiction #HistoricalFiction
Eiji Yoshikawa
@EijiYoshikawa
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The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Musashi is a novel in the best tradition of Japanese story telling. It is a living story, subtle and... Show More

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Musashi is a novel in the best tradition of Japanese story telling. It is a living story, subtle and imaginative, teeming with memorable characters, many of them historical. Interweaving themes of unrequited love, misguided revenge, filial piety and absolute dedication to the Way of the Samurai, it depicts vividly a world Westerners know only vaguely.

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Number of Pages: 970

ISBN: 4770019572

ISBN-13: 9784770019578

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Tim Ferriss @tferriss · Oct 24, 2023
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I bought this book at Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is as thick as a Harry Potter book, probably thicker, but the pages are as thin as onion skin. It’s a serious tome. I never expected to finish it, and I tore through it in less than two weeks. If you’re like me…
Thomas J Bevan @thomasjbevan1 · Oct 17, 2020
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This epic was also published via periodical instalments. As was Doestoevsky. In fact many of the greatest and most successful novels were (both artistically and financially). Anyway. This is the epic tale of the life of the legendary samurai Musashi. This is better than the best streaming box set. And always will be. Action, thrills, wisdom, war, self-mastery, love, death, sake-drinking, gardening- this has everything you could ever want in a story.
Alex Wieckowski @AlexAndBooks_ · Sep 26, 2021
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Kewin Kunjappy @kewKUN · Nov 15, 2022
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