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Samurai & Feudal Japan

The Way of Life and Death

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  • 1989 first published
  • 325 pages
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The Way of Life and Death is a 1989 feudal-Japan fiction novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. It takes readers to Japan in 1500–1650. It features Miyamoto Musashi. Key subjects include Japanese and Samurai.

It runs to roughly 325 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1500–1650

Characters

  • Miyamoto Musashi

Subjects

  • Japanese
  • Samurai

Quick answers

Who wrote The Way of Life and Death?

The Way of Life and Death was written by Eiji Yoshikawa and first published in 1989.

What genre is The Way of Life and Death?

It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is The Way of Life and Death?

The median edition has 325 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Way of Life and Death?

Readers who like it often enjoy Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees, Heart of a Samurai and Shōgun.

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