What kind of fiction samurai books are there?

I have a book that I have read before, I was wondering what kind of
fiction samurai books are there.

Hey.
If you're talking about novels, I'm guessing they're pretty accurate
but I really don't know, but I'd recommend Laura Joh Rowland's Sano Ichiro
mysteries. I've read the first five of them (Shinju, Bundori, The Way of the
Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo and The Samurai's Wife) and they're all great
books from a story perspective. (Someone like Tony could verify their historicity
better than I.)
They're set during the reign of shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (Shinju set
in approximately 1689 through to 1691 as of Samurai's Wife). About the
biggest deviation from history -- and the biggest delight from a fiction standpoint
-- is Sano's wife, Reiko, who is very much an ATYPICAL Japanese wife for the
time period, although their marriage is the traditional arranged one and
doesn't come until early in The Concubine's Tattoo. The rest of the series is
Black Lotus, The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria, The Dragon King's Palace and,
coming out I believe in March, is the so-far-titled ninth book, The Perfumed
Sleeve. And yes, I plan to read them. Rowland is of Japanese (I believe) and
Korean descent.
Hope this helps!!!!! 8-D

L8r
Tim


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Yeah, it sure does, now, I'm wondering where you find
those books.


--- Eponymous13@... wrote:

> Hey.
> If you're talking about novels, I'm guessing
> they're pretty accurate
> but I really don't know, but I'd recommend Laura Joh
> Rowland's Sano Ichiro
> mysteries. I've read the first five of them
> (Shinju, Bundori, The Way of the
> Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo and The Samurai's
> Wife) and they're all great
> books from a story perspective. (Someone like Tony
> could verify their historicity
> better than I.)
> They're set during the reign of shogun
> Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (Shinju set
> in approximately 1689 through to 1691 as of
> Samurai's Wife). About the
> biggest deviation from history -- and the biggest
> delight from a fiction standpoint
> -- is Sano's wife, Reiko, who is very much an
> ATYPICAL Japanese wife for the
> time period, although their marriage is the
> traditional arranged one and
> doesn't come until early in The Concubine's Tattoo.
> The rest of the series is
> Black Lotus, The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria, The
> Dragon King's Palace and,
> coming out I believe in March, is the so-far-titled
> ninth book, The Perfumed
> Sleeve. And yes, I plan to read them. Rowland is
> of Japanese (I believe) and
> Korean descent.
> Hope this helps!!!!! 8-D
>
> L8r
> Tim
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>

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Hi, Andi
I actually get them from the library. If you want to buy them, check
out your local bookstore or second-hand bookstore. They may be able to order
them or have them in stock. :-D Take care. 8-)!

L8r.
Tim


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Thanks, that answers a lot of questions.


--- Eponymous13@... wrote:

> Hi, Andi
> I actually get them from the library. If you
> want to buy them, check
> out your local bookstore or second-hand bookstore.
> They may be able to order
> them or have them in stock. :-D Take care. 8-)!
>
> L8r.
> Tim
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>

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Glad to be of some help to someone! :-D Take care. :-)

L8r.
Tim


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I've read Shinju (Double Suicide) and enjoyed it very much. Has
anyone read the Shike books? They are by Robert Shea and cover a
period before and during the Mongol invasions. I think he mixed up
many of the historical events in his books but it was well written.
There are 2 books and they are both enjoyable but hard to find. No
longer in print but you may be able to find a used copy.

Nate, I picked up Taiko today. It was the last hardcover copy they
had. We'll see if I can finish it before the end of the year ;p

Brandon

--- In samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, Eponymous13@a... wrote:
> Hey.
> If you're talking about novels, I'm guessing they're pretty
accurate
> but I really don't know, but I'd recommend Laura Joh Rowland's Sano
Ichiro
> mysteries. I've read the first five of them (Shinju, Bundori, The
Way of the
> Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo and The Samurai's Wife) and they're
all great
> books from a story perspective. (Someone like Tony could verify
their historicity
> better than I.)
> They're set during the reign of shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
(Shinju set
> in approximately 1689 through to 1691 as of Samurai's Wife). About
the
> biggest deviation from history -- and the biggest delight from a
fiction standpoint
> -- is Sano's wife, Reiko, who is very much an ATYPICAL Japanese
wife for the
> time period, although their marriage is the traditional arranged
one and
> doesn't come until early in The Concubine's Tattoo. The rest of
the series is
> Black Lotus, The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria, The Dragon King's
Palace and,
> coming out I believe in March, is the so-far-titled ninth book, The
Perfumed
> Sleeve. And yes, I plan to read them. Rowland is of Japanese (I
believe) and
> Korean descent.
> Hope this helps!!!!! 8-D
>
> L8r
> Tim
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks, you too. :-D


--- Eponymous13@... wrote:

> Glad to be of some help to someone! :-D Take care.
> :-)
>
> L8r.
> Tim
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>

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andjoysmith wrote:

> I have a book that I have read before, I was wondering what kind of
> fiction samurai books are there.

Look for "The Signore" by Tsuji Kunio. It's a translation of his novel "Azuchi
okan ki" (a record of the trip to and from Azuchi), and purports to be a long
letter written by an Italian merchant/adventurer in the suite of Fr. Organtino.
It is available in paperback from Kodansha International.

A fantastic read. Absolutely smashing.


Tony

Eponymous13@... wrote:

> Hey.
> If you're talking about novels, I'm guessing they're pretty accurate
> but I really don't know, but I'd recommend Laura Joh Rowland's Sano Ichiro
> mysteries. I've read the first five of them (Shinju, Bundori, The Way of the
> Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo and The Samurai's Wife) and they're all great
> books from a story perspective. (Someone like Tony could verify their historicity
> better than I.)

An unsolicited comment:

I've never been able to read more than a couple of pages. Can't stand the things.


Tony

--- midorinotoradesu <bkirkham@...> wrote:

> Nate, I picked up Taiko today. It was the last
> hardcover copy they
> had. We'll see if I can finish it before the end of
> the year ;p
>
> Brandon

Dude, you'll finish it before the week is out. You
won't be able to put it down. Just try not to read too
much at work--wouldn't want some jets going down
because you weren't paying attention!

Nate

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--- andrea Smith <andjoysmith@...> wrote:

> Yeah, it sure does, now, I'm wondering where you
> find
> those books.
>

Not to sound rude, but you ARE on this thing called
the, um, INTERNET...try Yahoo, or Google, or
Barnesandnoble.com, or Amazon.com...I'm sure you can
find what you're looking for.

Nate

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--- "Anthony J. Bryant" <ajbryant@...> wrote:

> Look for "The Signore" by Tsuji Kunio. It's a
> translation of his novel "Azuchi
> okan ki" (a record of the trip to and from Azuchi),
> and purports to be a long
> letter written by an Italian merchant/adventurer in
> the suite of Fr. Organtino.
> It is available in paperback from Kodansha
> International.
>
> A fantastic read. Absolutely smashing.

GREAT BOOK!!!! One of these days I need to pick up a
copy. Got it from the library a few years ago.

Also, Endo Shusaku's "The Samurai" is fairly good.
Interesting interplay with Christianity (of course,
Endo is Catholic).

Nate


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Nate Ledbetter wrote:

> GREAT BOOK!!!! One of these days I need to pick up a
> copy. Got it from the library a few years ago.

You have excellent taste in literature.

> Also, Endo Shusaku's "The Samurai" is fairly good.
> Interesting interplay with Christianity (of course,
> Endo is Catholic).
>

Oh, yeah. Anything by Endo is a good read.


Tony