Ten Swordsmen
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Ten Swordsmen
29.99 €
Eiji Yoshikawa's epic novel reveals seventeenth-century Japan through the life of the renowned swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, an iconic figure in Japanese culture whose name became legendary even during his lifetime. The image of this noble warrior from the feudal past has inspired numerous books, films, television series, and theatrical productions. And a significant number of these were inspired by the novel "Ten Swordsmen."
Masterfully interweaving real events and fiction, Yoshikawa adheres strictly to historical tradition even in the novel's adventurous and romantic plot, creating a vibrant and multilayered portrait of an entire era. At the same time, it is a deeply personal and psychologically honest coming-of-age story, a story of searching for one's path and striving for perfection.
Musashi Miyamoto is a historical figure, as are Takuan Soho, Sasaki Kojiro, and many other characters in this work. A wandering ronin, founder of the Niten Ichi-ryu school of kenjutsu—the art of two-sword combat—author of the famous "Book of Five Rings," a talented artist and calligrapher, Musashi embodied the most striking and often contradictory traits of his time. And these were difficult times. The Tokugawa shoguns were just beginning to unify the country, the remnants of the daimyo forces, having lost their holdings in the Battle of Sekigahara, were forming bands, and ronin—masterless samurai—roamed the land, engaging in bloody duels.
Masterfully interweaving real events and fiction, Yoshikawa adheres strictly to historical tradition even in the novel's adventurous and romantic plot, creating a vibrant and multilayered portrait of an entire era. At the same time, it is a deeply personal and psychologically honest coming-of-age story, a story of searching for one's path and striving for perfection.
Musashi Miyamoto is a historical figure, as are Takuan Soho, Sasaki Kojiro, and many other characters in this work. A wandering ronin, founder of the Niten Ichi-ryu school of kenjutsu—the art of two-sword combat—author of the famous "Book of Five Rings," a talented artist and calligrapher, Musashi embodied the most striking and often contradictory traits of his time. And these were difficult times. The Tokugawa shoguns were just beginning to unify the country, the remnants of the daimyo forces, having lost their holdings in the Battle of Sekigahara, were forming bands, and ronin—masterless samurai—roamed the land, engaging in bloody duels.
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