
An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era
by Eiji Yoshikawa
Recommended by 4 notable people, including Tim Ferriss and Jocko Willink
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The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samuraiwithout really knowing what it meanthe regains consciousness after the battle to find himsel...
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Tim Ferriss, Historical Fiction, and Most Recommended Books.
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