用心棒日月抄

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

Like New. Had Protective Cover. 1978 Printed in Japan. 402 pages. Book cover from Rusutsu Resort.

519 pages, Paperback Bunko

First published February 28, 1981

About the author

Shuhei Fujisawa (藤沢 周平 Fujisawa Shūhei) was a Japanese author, whose real name was Tomeji Kosuge. (小菅留治). Over fifty of his books were published through the course of his lifetime, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a journalist.

Over 23 million of his paperbacks have been printed. His work has been adapted for both television and film. Five recent full-length films have been based on his work.

In 1973, Fujisawa received the 69th Naoki Prize (1973) for Ansatsu no Nenrin (Annals of Assassination). He would go on to win six further literary awards, among them the Asahi Prize in 1994.

Reviews

[Sashko Liutyj · Rating 3 out of 5]

дуже доступна, ідеалістична і героїчна книжка про Японію.
в центрі сюжету - легенда про самураїв з клану Асано (ті, що 47 ронінів).
для загального розвитку - ок.