Sakura Yukimaru's bestselling work! The history of Japan's Warring States period, told in the voices of dozens of figures, including Ikkyu, Hojo Soun, and Saito Dosan! A Japanese historical novel so gripping you'll read it until dawn!
During Japan's Warring States period, rival powers fought for dominion over the country for more than 150 years. Countless battles were fought, and the era produced many heroes, including Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Takeda Shingen, and Uesugi Kenshin. Yet people often overlook the little-known figures who never achieved great renown. They, too, were indispensable parts of the great current of history.
The story is set during the more than 100 years of Japan's Warring States period, from 1467 to 1616. Told from the perspective of ordinary people swept along by history, and in the voices of dozens of protagonists, including Ikkyu, Hojo Soun, and Saito Dosan, it brings to life a remarkable and different panorama of the era. What these protagonists have in common is that none of them unified the country, yet they were still movers and shakers in the great river of history.
Based on genuine historical sources, the novel follows the timeline and focuses on specific figures, while incorporating fictional techniques and drawing skillfully on historical references to create a little-known account of Japan's Warring States period.
Moreover, the author's writing technique is very powerful, like telling a story, which makes me feel like I am a person of that era. I like Hojo Soun the most in the book. He is so powerful and a very strategic person. I want to be a wise person like him!
It's well written, easy and humorous to read, keep going.
It's really well written, well detailed and humorous. Make people linger. (I wrote so much because I actually wanted the author to write more about this. I love reading it)
Not bad, but too short
So well written. A history of flesh and blood
The writing is interesting and popular science. It is a very good book.
Very good very good
Ikkyu and Saito Michizan were quite amused.
The analysis of people and events in the work is relatively simple and easy to understand.
Very pretty, but a bit short.