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The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War
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Eiji Yoshikawa, Fuki W Uramatsu (Translator), Kenichi Sugimoto (Illustrator)
Kyoto in the twelfth century was a magnificent city, but crime, disorder, and lust were rampant. The people were abused by the nobility, while the armed Buddhist monks terrorized court and commoner alike. In despair, the Emperor called upon the Heike and Genji clans to quell civil disturbances. Although the clans succeeded, they quarreled over the ...
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