{"product_id":"the-samurai-detectives-volume-1-shotaro-ikenami","title":"The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1 (Shotaro Ikenami)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShogun\u003c\/i\u003e meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei - once the most skilled swordsman in the land - to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bamboo groves, he waits patiently for his first disciple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut his serenity is soon disrupted by the visit of a mysterious samurai with an unhonourable offer: in exchange for a vast sum of gold, he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun's most senior counsellor. Troubled by the proposal, Daijiro, alongside his father and Mifuyu, a female warrior without match, soon set out into the underworld of Edo-era Japan to uncover the conspiracy, before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami, the master of Japanese historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Samurai Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisting, page-turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing, evocative periods in the history of Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A historical mystery series set in the shadowy underbelly of Edo-period Japan - surely just the thing read lazily in the sun.' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShotaro Ikenami\u003c\/b\u003e (1923 - 1990) was a bestselling Japanese author famed for his multi-million copy selling series of historical fiction novels. Over his lifetime, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award and Naoki Award for popular literature. Over a dozen of his works were adapted for film and television, and his work remains exceptionally popular in Japan.\n\u003cb\u003eYui Kajita\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator , illustrator and literary scholar, originally from Kyoto, Japan, and currently based in Germany.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65779856146781,"sku":"K097939034","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9793903400001A.jpg?v=1788311360","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-samurai-detectives-volume-1-shotaro-ikenami","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}