Eiji Yoshikawa – Books and Kukkii https://booksandkukkii.com Online Bookstore Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:10:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://booksandkukkii.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-icononly-32x32.png Eiji Yoshikawa – Books and Kukkii https://booksandkukkii.com 32 32 250966417 Musashi: Book One – Earth, Water & Fire https://booksandkukkii.com/product/musashi-book-one-earth-water-fire/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:27:03 +0000 https://booksandkukkii.com/?post_type=product&p=12891 A new and unabridged 3-book translation of Eiji Yoshikawa’s bestselling novel about Miyamoto Musashi—the most famous swordfighter in Japanese history!This is the first book of Musashi: The Novel, a sweeping three-book unabridged translation of Eiji Yoshikawa’s bestselling masterpiece—Japan’s most beloved historical novel. Masterfully translated for the first time in its entirety by Alexander Bennett, this vivid and fast-paced story reveals the exploits and inner life of a man who finds not only his true purpose but also his humanity. Book One opens in the year 1600 at the Battle of Sekigahara, a scene of unimaginable carnage where Musashi lies wounded on the battlefield.

After being imprisoned for three years, he wanders the countryside aimlessly as a vagabond, desperate to make a name for himself. He becomes a dueling Ronin—a swordfighter without a master. And while his destiny seems clear, to achieve it he must leave his old life behind.

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