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Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era by Yoshikawa, Eiji is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai-without really knowing what it meant-he regains consciousness after the battle to find himself lying defeated, dazed and wounded among thousands of the dead and dying. On his way home, he commits a rash act, becomes a fugitive and brings life in his own village to a standstill-until he is captured by a weaponless Zen monk. The lovely Otsu, seeing in Musashi her ideal of manliness, frees him from his tortuous punishment, but he is recaptured and imprisoned. During three years of solitary confinement, he delves into the classics of Japan and China. When he is set free again, he rejects the position of samurai and for the next several years pursues his goal relentlessly, looking neither to left nor to right. Ever so slowly it dawns on him that following the Way of the Sword is not simply a matter of finding a target for his brute strength. Continually striving to perfect his technique, which leads him to a unique style of fighting w

Who reads Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era?

Author

Yoshikawa, Eiji

Publisher

Kodansha International ; Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha America

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870119668

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Thriller, Fiction, Art

Rating

4.43 / 5 (9,833 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14