Musashi: The Art of War
When a Zen priest saves Musashi after the Battle of Sekigahara and confines him in solitude to train and discipline his mind and spirit, Musashi attempts to become the greatest samurai in Japan.
When a Zen priest saves Musashi after the Battle of Sekigahara and confines him in solitude to train and discipline his mind and spirit, Musashi attempts to become the greatest samurai in Japan.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780552133869 (0552133868)
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Philosophy,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan,
Japanese Literature
This fictionalized account of the life of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is epic in proportion and entertaining from start to finish.
Only one word can describe this book: EPIC. Published initially in serial format, this is probably one of the best works of historical fiction I've ever read. Yeah it has cheesey martial arts elements to it, but the author takes very great pains to really develop all of the characters. We see the...