宮本武蔵(三)

Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵 #3

by Eiji Yoshikawa, 吉川 英治

吉岡清十郎と雌雄を決す！　武蔵の年来の宿望は、ここに実現の運びとなった。時、慶長十年正月九日。場所は京都・蓮台寺野。もし武蔵が勝てば、その名声は京畿を圧するだろう。－－武蔵は思いのまま戦い、勝利をおさめたが、彼の得たものは、心の虚しさでしかなかった。一方、蜂の巣を突いたような吉岡一門から、一門きっての暴れん坊、吉岡伝七郎が鎌首をもたげてきた。

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First published November 1, 1989

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.