eiji yoshikawa vintage book musashi (samurai era novel) 1981 1st edition 1st

Description: eiji yoshikawa vintage book musashi: an epic novel of the samurai era 1981 kodansha international 1st edition 1st print hardcover japanese literature fiction action adventure romance philosophy zen buddhism After a Zen priest saves Musashi after the Battle of Sekigahara and confines him in solitude to train and discipline his mind and spirit, Musashi attempts to become the greatest samurai in Japan 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. FictionHistorical FictionJapanClassicsJapanese LiteratureHistoricalNovelsLiteratureAdventurePhilosophyZen Buddhism Samurai Title: Musashi: An Epic Novel of The Samurai EraAuthor: Eiji YoshikawaTranslator: Charles S. TerryHardcover: 970 pagesPrinting: 1stPublisher: Harper & Row, Publishers / Kodansha International (1981)Language: EnglishCondition: NearFine (See Condition Notes)Condition Notes: Vintage Hardcover in unclipped jacket. Brown boards with silver gilt lettering. Text and pages clean and unmarked. Has light shelf & handling wear. Light edgewear to dust jacket, which is protected by a gaylord adjustable book jacket cover. A very nice copy of this 1981 edition of Japanese author Eiji Yoshikawa's epic novel of the samurai era - MUSASHI

Price: 350 USD

Location: Advance, North Carolina

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