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Cloud of Sparrows
Takashi Matsuoka
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Description for Cloud of Sparrows
Paperback. Into a realm of samurai and geishas, ninjas and Zen masters comes a man and a woman from the West, and the destiny of a nation that has been closed to the outside world for 250 years is about to change forever. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 34. Weight in Grams: 296.
Warrior clans nursing ancient grudges. Western missionaries brandishing pistols. Beautiful geishas who are deadly ninjas.
1861 - after two centuries of isolation Japan has been forced to open its doors. Now new influences are tearing apart the old order. Japan is as unprepared for outsiders as missionaries are for samurai assassins, executions and honour killings. Genji's life is at risk. He plans his escape to the Cloud of Sparrows but the road is long and there are many places along the way for brutal samurai to attack -The demons of the past, the treachery of the present, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow Books
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099441588
SKU
V9780099441588
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Takashi Matsuoka
Takashi Matsuoka was born in Japan and raised in the United States. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full-time writer. Cloud of Sparrows is his first novel.
Reviews for Cloud of Sparrows
Rousing tale of Shogun Japan.
New York Post
Cuts deeper than a samurai sword.
San Francisco Chronicle
The adventure-chasing spirit of James Clavell lives in this triumphant debut novel.
People
New York Post
Cuts deeper than a samurai sword.
San Francisco Chronicle
The adventure-chasing spirit of James Clavell lives in this triumphant debut novel.
People