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.
Series
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Books
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New Water Margin [Japanese Edition]
1990
Wspomnienia podniebienia
2022
Taiko
An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
1941
Musashi, Book III
The Way of the Sword
1971
Musashi 5
El camino de la vida y de la muerte
1994
Musashi
1935
Taiko. El Hábil Cara de Mono
2011
La parfaite lumière
1935
Fragments of a Past
A Memoir
1993
Shin Heike Monogatari 8
1989
Kuroda Josui
2013
Musashi
The Art of War
1989
The Heike Story
1956
Naruto-Hicho
2013
Musashi
Book 2 - Wind and Void: A Completely New & Unabridged Translation of the Bestselling Japanese Novel of All Time
2026
Musashi
1999
Mushashi
2025
Musashi, Volume II
1935
Shin Suikoden 1
1989
Musashi
Book 2 - Wind and Void: A Completely New & Unabridged Translation of the Bestselling Japanese Novel of All Time
2026
Musashi, vol. 1
1935
Taiko 2 - Tahun Koji Kedua 1556
1967
As Duas Forças, A Harmonia Final
2008
Musashi 3
El camino de la espada
1993
Musashi
The Bushido Code
1989
Musashi - Buku Pertama
Tanah
1985
Shin Suikoden 2
1989
Vagabond, Volume 22
2006
Musashi
Book 1 - Earth, Water and Fire: A Completely New & Unabridged Translation of the Bestselling Japanese Novel of All Time
2026
Uesugi Kenshin
2019
Musashi Book One
The Way of the Samurai
1935
Minamoto no Yoritomo
1990
Musashi
Book 3 - Sun, Moon and Perfect Clarity: A Completely New & Unabridged Translation of the Bestselling Japanese Novel of All Time
2026
A Terra, A Água, o Fogo
2008
O Vento, O Céu
2008
Musashi
The Art of War
1971
Musashi
Book 1 - Earth, Water and Fire: A Completely New & Unabridged Translation of the Bestselling Japanese Novel of All Time
2026
El cantar de Heike
2014
Taira no Masakado
2012
