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Tales of Enshin, the Reluctant Samurai: Stories of Old Japan. Book 2 book cover

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Tales of Enshin, the Reluctant Samurai Stories of Old Japan. Book 2

By Roald Knutsen Copyright 2012
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge
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Torii Enshin was the son of a high-ranking warrior in the late-fifteenth century and a skilled swordsman. He was disturbed at the sad lives of the common people and became a priest. He intended to devote his life to healing the poor who suffered everywhere in war-torn Japan. But then found himself reluctantly having to use his samurai skills once again… These short stories, drawn from his own... Read more
1. Kuroi-san, the Gentle Black Ox, 2. An Unfortunate Incident, 3. The Oikake-ishi, 4. Retribution, 5. The Evening Drum, 6. The Sweet Smell of Success, 7. The Cat, 8. The Agent, 9. Incident on the Itako Bridge, 10. The Prayer Hall, 11. The Red Hawks of the Oto River, 12. The Jingasa, 13. Possession, 14. The Deity of the Mountains

Biography

Roald Knutsen, born of Anglo-Norwegian parents, has combined a successful career in advertising and occasional film design with more than fifty years study both in the UK and Japan with traditional Kendo, Iai-jutsu, and So-jutsu, holding high rank in the first two. He has written several books on the historical cultural background of the Martial Arts. He co-authored a study of Japanese spears with his wife, also holding high rank in Kendo. Roald Knutsen, born of Anglo-Norwegian parents, has combined a successful career in advertising and occasional film design with more than fifty years study both in the UK and Japan with traditional Kendo, Iai-jutsu, and So-jutsu, holding high rank in the first two. He has written several books on the historical cultural background of the Martial Arts. He co-authored a study of Japanese spears with his wife, also holding high rank in Kendo.

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