02318cam a2200421Ia 4500 52878 20230411090008.0 950717t19951981ja j 000 1 eng d 80008791 (OCoLC)ocm32830390 VVC VVC OCL XY4 OCLCQ BAKER DST BUR OCLCQ 4770019572 9784770019578 (OCoLC)32830390 eng jpn a-ja--- 895.6/34 19 PL842.O75 M513 1995 GRAL Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962. Miyamoto Musashi. English Musashi / by Eiji Yoshikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Charles S. Terry ; foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer. [New] ed. Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1995, c1981. xiii, 970 p. ; 22 cm. Translation of: Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi Miyamoto fights in 1600 for the losing side of the battle at Sekigahara when the Tokugawa Shogunate begins its reign. 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. Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645 Fiction. Swordsmen Japan Fiction. Japan History 17th century Fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Terry, Charles S. Baker & Taylor BKTY 35.00 26.25 4770019572 0002640562 active lcc bk C0 DRFGD 110611 110611 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2023-04-11 0 00000054271 2019-02-17 00:00:00 1 2019-02-17 bk