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The Heike Story

A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War

Eiji Yoshikawa
Davinder Bhowmik, Foreword
Fuki Wooyenaka Uramatsu, Translator
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
ISBN:
9784805310441
Format:
Paperback
Date Published:
4/10/2011
Illustrations:
over 50 b&w images
Number of Pages:
576
Length:
8
Width:
5.125
Weight:
15 oz
$27.95
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The Heike Story is a modern translation of a Japanese classic. Its exotic atmosphere, narrative power, pageantry and poetry will enthrall readers and provide an entertaining introduction to an important source of Japanese culture. This new edition features a foreword by Dr. Davinder Bhowmik that introduces this celebrated author and book to modern readers.

Author Bio

Although Eiji Yoshikawa (1892-1962) received little more than a primary education, in his lifetime he authored some 80 novels and over 180 short stories. Among his best-selling novels are Mushashi and Way of the Samurai. Credited with greatly elevating popular fiction, Yoshikawa was the first writer of such work to be awarded the Order of Culture.

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