三国志〈6〉

by Eiji Yoshikawa

赤壁の大敗で、曹操は没落。かわって玄徳は蜀を得て、魏・呉・蜀三国の争覇はますます熾烈に――。呉の周瑜、蜀の孔明、両智将の間には激しい謀略の闘いが演じられていた。孫権の妹弓腰姫と玄徳との政略結婚をめぐる両者両様の思惑。最後に笑う者は、孫権か、玄徳か？　周瑜か、孔明か？　一方、失意の曹操も、頭角を現わし始めた司馬仲達の進言のもとに、失地の回復を窺う。

491 pages, Paperback Bunko

First published January 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.

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