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Taiko
Eiji Yoshikawa
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Description for Taiko
Hardcover. Translator(s): Wilson, William Scott. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1004.
In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the Empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to the capital; castles are destroyed, villages plundered, fields put to the torch. Amid this devastation, three men dream of uniting the nation. At one extreme is the charismatic but brutal Nobunaga, whose ruthless ambition crushes all before him. At the opposite pole is the cold, deliberate Ieyasu, wise in counsel, brave in battle, mature beyond his years.
In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the Empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to the capital; castles are destroyed, villages plundered, fields put to the torch. Amid this devastation, three men dream of uniting the nation. At one extreme is the charismatic but brutal Nobunaga, whose ruthless ambition crushes all before him. At the opposite pole is the cold, deliberate Ieyasu, wise in counsel, brave in battle, mature beyond his years.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
Number of Pages
944
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568364285
SKU
V9781568364285
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About Eiji Yoshikawa
EIJI YOSHIKAWA was born in 1892 near Tokyo. Beginning his literary career at the age of twenty-two, he continued to work as a journalist while writing novels that reached a large and appreciative readership. At the time of his death in 1962, he was one of Japan's most popular novelists. His memoirs have been translated as Fragments of a Past. ... Read more
Reviews for Taiko
"Taiko is simply too good to ignore…Packed with action, intrigue and heartbreak…[it] proves conclusively that Americans aren’t the only ones who root for the underdog." —Detroit Free Press "Something for everyone—history, romance, acts of great loyalty and treachery, monumental battle scenes…highly recommended." —San Francisco Chronicle "Eiji Yoshikawa’s epic is the real thing, the insider’s ... Read more