Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages926 pages
ISBN
9784770026095
Published
1945
Description
In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to...In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to the capital; castles are destroyed, villages plundered, fields put to the torch.