MUSASHI 3. The perfect light

In his pilgrimage through Japan, Musashi's fame has been increasing alongside his growing mastery of the Way of the Sword. Transformed into an exemplary swordsman, the great lords of feudal Japan want to employ him and make him their servant, convinced of the tremendous worth of his arm. However, Musashi is not the only warrior whose name is on everyone's lips: like him, Sasaki Kojiro has also gained an unparalleled reputation. Undoubtedly becoming the two most important swordsmen of their time, only one of them can be the greatest, in an epic and immortal battle. With this third volume, the epic of Musashi comes to an end, whose life and deeds seduced the mythical Japanese imagination like perhaps no other figure ever did. In Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), life is adorned with a luminous halo of legend that overlaps with his real history and, due to its importance, would be the Japanese equivalent of El Cid in Spain. Written by Eiji Yoshikawa in installments between 1935 and 1939, Musashi is a fundamental work to understand the history of the most famous samurai in Japan, and its importance is such that the work continues to gain popularity and influence as the years go by. But Musashi is also a novel in the best tradition of Japanese narrative. A lively, subtle, and imaginative tale, overflowing with memorable characters and vividly portraying a world that Westerners only know vaguely. The novel's universal appeal makes it an unforgettable classic with which to enter the picturesque and attractive world of feudal Japan.

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