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In his journey through Japan, Musashi's fame has been growing alongside his increasing mastery of the Way of the Sword. Becoming an exemplary swordsman, the great lords of feudal Japan wish to employ him and make him their vassal, convinced of the tremendous value of his arm. However, Musashi is not the only warrior whose name is on everyone's lips: like him, Sasaki Kojiro has acquired an unparalleled reputation. Both undisputedly becoming the two most important swordsmen of their time, only one of them can remain the greatest, in an epic and immortal battle.

This third volume brings to an end the epic of Musashi, whose life and deeds seduced the Japanese mythical imagination perhaps like no other figure ever did. In Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), life is imbued with a luminous halo of legend that overlays his real and serious history, and would be the Japanese equivalent to the Cid Campeador in Spain due to its importance. Written by Eiji Yoshikawa in installments between 1935 and 1939, Musashi is a fundamental work to understand the history of what was the most famous samurai in Japan, its importance being such that the work enjoys a popularity and influence that continue to grow as the years go by.

But Musashi is also a novel in the best tradition of Japanese narrative. A lively, subtle, and imaginative tale, teeming with memorable characters and vividly painting a world that Westerners only know in a vague way. The universal appeal of the novel makes it an unforgettable classic through which we can delve into the picturesque and attractive world of feudal Japan.

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