The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War (Tuttle Classics) available on April 13 2015 from Amazon for 14.62
ISBN bar code 9784805310441 ξ1 registered April 13 2015
Product category is Book
Manufacturered by Tuttle Publishing
Product weight is 0.88 lbs.
The Heike Story is a modern translation of a Japanese classic.Kyoto in the twelfth century was a magnificent city, but crime, disorder, and lust were rampant. The people were abused by the nobility, while 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 spoils of war and plunged the country into a century of warfare.The Heike Story describes the rise to power of Kiyomori of the Heike clan during this turbulent time. From a youth sunk in poverty, Kiyomori eventually rose to become the Emperor's Chief Councilor. Although he was a gentle, enlightened man, he left a trail of bloodshed and ruin in his wake. The strange twists of Kiyomori's fate are the core of this epic novel.
^Eiji Yoshikawa (2011). The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War (Tuttle Classics), Tuttle Publishing. Amazon. ISBN 9784805310441 (revised Apr 2015)
