Taiko

Eiji Yoshikawa
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This sweeping, fast-paced narrative combines the panoramic spectacle of a Kurosawa epic with a vivid evocation of 16th-century Japan, as it tells of three men who dream of uniting a nation where rival warlords battle for supremacy. Yoshikawa is the author of the international bestseller Musashi. drawings.
Genres: Historical FictionJapanFictionJapanese LiteratureHistoricalClassicsAsiaNovelsWarLiterature
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