The Tatar whirlwind

663 Pages·42.246 MB·English

by  Ryōtarō Shiba

$39.95
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Joshua A. Fogel receivheids P h.D.
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numeroupsu blicatiinoncsl udTeh e
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RediscoovfeC rh}i naT,h eC ultural
DimensioofSn i no-JapanRel'slea tions,
andN akaeU shikiicnhC ih inaT:h e
Mourninofg S pirit.
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Jackefrto nts howsP ortorfat itheI mperial
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(1644-19d1a1t)e1d, 7 6U0n.id entifieda rtist,
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Jackebta cks howsp aintincgo lophoinn,
Chinesaen dM anchu.
The mighty cultural
and military forces
that clashed in North
China in the early
seventeenth century
irrevocably altered
the history of East
Asia. The Tatar
Whirlwind tells the
tale of the fall of the
Great Ming, as seen
through the eyes of
a wandering samurai
and the J urchen
princess he is
charged with return­
ing to her homeland.
This sprawling novel
of colorful characters
and epic events was
penned by Japan's
most popular writer
of historical fiction
and is rendered in a
masterful and accu­
rate translation by a
noted scholar of East
Asian history.
ISBN 978-1-891640-46-9 US$39.95
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islands dJapan. Hea!l'lltife ,th eoreat Mil1Q dynasty dOlina , "'hich
came tJJOl"efo in1 368,was on its last legs. Com4llion was
rampart, extmagant expE<1(itures emi:tied state <lifers, 11fli! e
n.ral poverty and banditry were destrvt'ino thef abridclif ei oorthn
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restoration d1 868.
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majworOfks to be translitoanE tedn glisafther ,The Lost Shogun:
Toi<uga�a Yoshulobu ,
Thel ioffe On.ink asaL ord:Samurai stories,
andKu!Gi the 1Jnwe15a/ :Scel1es from his life.
Joshua A. Fogelreceiv ed hisPhO from CollJnbi aUniversi ty aiid
has tau!#Jt atHarva<d, Princeton, and the UiveBity dCal�omia at
Santa Barbara. HeClJTERly holds the ca� Research Chair ithne
Historyd Hockm Olina aYOl1ct University .A leaclng scholar in
comparative East Asian history, his nt.merous publications indeud
Thl.I!ercetute d Tratel m the JapaneseRed:swre ry of Glina,T he
CUlt!Jral Dimension d Sino-Japa nese lle!atio osan,dNakae Ushikidli
iChn inThea :Mourning dSpmt .
65pp6, 6 x 9 ,H ard
6m ap,sl idsc thr aacters
ISB:N9 78-189164D-46-9
$39.95

THE TAT AR WHIRLWIND
First edition, 2007
Originally published in Japanese by Chuokoronsha, Inc., Tokyo
This English-language edition published in 2007 by
Floating World Editions, Inc.
26 Jack Corner Road, Warren, CT 06777
in cooperation with the Japan Foundation by arrangement with the
Japan Foreign-Rights Center.
This book is produced under the Special Program for Translation and
Publication of Japanese Literature by the Japan Foundation.
Dattan Shippuroku (The Tatar Whirlwind)
by Ry o taro Shiba
© Midori Fukuda 1987
English translation © 2005 by the Japan Foundation
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Printed in China
ISBN 1-891640-46-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data available
THE TATA R WHIRLWIND
A Novel of Seventeenth-Century East Asia
Shiba R yo taro
translated by
Joshua A. Fogel
FLOATING WORLD EDITIONS