Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Manga Edition
Japan's Legendary Book on Samurai Military Strategy
$23.99
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
Miyamoto Musashi is the greatest swordsman who ever lived. He is renowned for his fighting prowess and famous for having never having been defeated. Then he mysteriously disappeared at the relatively young age of 29 to meditate and study.
This book tells the fascinating story of Musashi’s return from isolation as he pens his great masterpiece on military tactics, The Book of Five Rings, and begins to train a new generation of Samurai warriors.
The exciting events reco…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9784805317839 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 4805317833 |
| Author: | Miyamoto Musashi, Koji Kondo, Makiko Itoh |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 141mm x 228mm |
Critics Review
“Engrossing and highly readable…I’d highly recommend this manga for readers interested in the history of martial arts, biographies of intriguing individuals, as well as strategic and philosophical ideas.” —Bernie Gourley
“This is not an adaption of the Book of Five Rings (which is a philosophical/strategic piece) but rather an exploration of its themes…The illustration work is clean and friendly and this is a light but thoughtful exploration of the legendary man and his writings, especially in his later years.” —The Online Eccentric Librarian
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) was a Samurai, writer, philosopher, and strategist, renowned as the greatest Japanese swordsman to have ever lived. He founded the revolutionary Niten Ichi-ryu style of swordsmanship. In the final year of his life, he authored The Book of Five Rings, a masterpiece on military strategy that delves into the Zen Buddhist state of ‘no-mind’ and the philosophy of Bushido—’the way of the warrior’.
Koji Kondo is a manga artist based in Japan, known for titles such as the popular Run! T School Basketball Club series.
Translation by Makiko Itoh. Itoh is the author of the Just Bento cookbook series and has translated numerous Japanese works into English, including Zen Wisdom for the Anxious and Modern Japanese Ikebana. She also contributes regular columns on food to The Japan Times.
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