Musashi (novel)
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| Author | Eiji Yoshikawa |
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| Translator | Charles S. Terry, |
| Cover Artist | N. Ōrai |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Kodansha International, Ltd. (Japan) |
| Released | 1981 |
| Media Type | Print (hardback & paperbacks) |
| Pages | 984 p. (US hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 4-7700-1957-2 (US hardback edition) |
Musashi is a Japanese novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa and serialised in 1935 in Asahi Shimbun.
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[edit] Plot introduction
It is a fictionalised account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and perhaps the most renowned Japanese swordsman who ever lived.
The novel has been translated into English by Charles S. Terry, with a foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer. Published by Kodansha International ISBN 4-7700-1957-2.
The 984-page epic comprises seven "books" detailing the exploits of Miyamoto Musashi, beginning just after the battle of Sekigahara, following his journeys and the many people who become important in his life, and leading up to his climactic duel with Kojiro Sasaki on Ganryu Island.
[edit] Table of contents
- Book I - Earth
- Book II - Water
- Book III - Fire
- Book IV - Wind
- Book V - Sky
- Book VI - Sun and Moon
- Book VII - The Perfect Light
[edit] Release details
- 1935, Japan, Asahi Shimbun (ISBN NA), Pub date ? ? 1935, Newspaper serial
- 1981, USA, HarperCollins (ISBN 0-06-859851-3), Pub date ? July 1981, Hardcover
- 1995, Japan, Kodansha International (ISBN 4-7700-1957-2), Pub date ? May 1995, Hardcover
[edit] Sources, references, external links, quotations
| Samurai Trilogy |
| The films |
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| Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) |
| Key figures |
| Eiji Yoshikawa | Sasaki Kojirō | Hiroshi Inagaki | Miyamoto Musashi | Koji Tsuruta | Toshiro Mifune |
| Other related articles |
| Bushido | Jidaigeki | Musashi (novel) | The Book of Five Rings |
