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Nicholai Hel is the world’s most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he is the son of an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father and is the protégé of a Japanese Go master. Hel survived the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world’s most artful lover and its most accomplished—and well-paid—assassin. Hel is a genius, a mystic, and a master of language and culture, and his secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection known only as <i>shibumi.</i><br><br>Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his exquisite mistress, Hel is unwillingly drawn back into the life he’d tried to leave behind when a beautiful young stranger arrives at his door, seeking help and refuge. It soon becomes clear that Hel is being tracked by his most sinister enemy—a supermonolith of international espionage known only as the Mother Company. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side, and on the other . . . <i>shibumi</i>.
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this book is must read. put down your bibles and read Shibumi.]]>
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Shibumi lets you in on the secret. First, you need to learn to play Go well; then you have to become fluent in Basque.
Real Go players tell me I'm about second Dan...more...]]>
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There were many very interesting parts of this book, and it started strong. Half-way through, when the main character (Hel) catches up with the present, all goes to hell.
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2 (English and Spanish)
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Also, it's probably more of a guy book -- it's basically a spy book involving the world's greatest assassin and most artful lover.]]>
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