宮本武蔵(四)

Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵 #4

by Eiji Yoshikawa, 吉川 英治

蓮華王院三十三間堂。兄の仇と一門の汚名返上に奮い立つ伝七郎に対峙した武蔵は、一太刀であたりの雪を赤く染め上げた。これにより吉岡方の恨みは頂点に!次なる舞台は、総勢七十余名の待ち受ける一乗寺下り松。圧倒的不利の状況で次々と挑みくる敵を無心に斬り続け、武蔵の肉体が限界を迎えたその時、遂に二刀流が生まれた―。血潮飛び散る苦闘の第四巻。

516 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2013

About the author

Pen-name of Yoshikawa Hidetsugu. Yoshikawa is well-known for his work as a Japanese historical fiction novelist, and a number of re-makes have been spawned off his work.

In 1960, he received the Order of Cultural Merit.
Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, August 11, 1892 – September 7, 1962) was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels, most are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as The Tale of the Heike, Tale of Genji, Outlaws of the Marsh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of which he retold in his own style. As an example, the original manuscript of Taiko is 15 volumes; Yoshikawa took up to retell it in a more accessible tone, and reduced it to only two volumes. His other books also serve similar purposes and, although most of his novels are not original works, he created a huge amount of work and a renewed interest in the past. He was awarded the Cultural Order of Merit in 1960 (the highest award for a man of letters in Japan), the Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Mainichi Art Award just before his death from cancer in 1962. He is cited as one of the best historical novelists in Japan.