by Takashi Matsuoka · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466617154
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«El honor del samurái» is the historical novel by Takashi Matsuoka, published by Ediciones B in paperback (568 pages, in Spanish).
In 1861 Japan, newly opened to the West, American missionaries Emily Gibson and Matthew Stark arrive in Edo seeking a fresh start. Their friendship with Genji, heir to the Akaoka clan, provokes hostility from other clans. With the support of his friends and the geisha Heiko, Genji will defend his position amid intrigues and betrayals.
First installment of the Samurai series; original title: 'Cloud of Sparrows'. Translated by Fernando Mateo.
Readers of historical and adventure novels set in feudal Japan, interested in the cultural clash between East and West.
Cloud of Sparrows (2002) is the first historic novel by author Takashi Matsuoka featuring the struggle of Genji, the young Great Lord of Akaoka, in the year 1861. This is only six years after Japan opened to the West and features three American missionaries who become involved with Genji, notably, Emily who hopes to find solace in Japan and build a church and Matthew, a product of the American West who seeks revenge.
