{"product_id":"the-book-of-five-rings-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"The Book of Five Rings: A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Scott Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eChie Kutsuwada\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eMiyamoto Musashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphic novel retelling of the classic martial arts manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning--by the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This graphic novel version of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, the iconic book of confrontation and victory by the famed seventeenth-century duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, illuminates this brilliant manifesto, which has long inspired martial artists and anyone interested in cultivating a strategic mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With evocative drawings and a distilled but faithful text adapted by acclaimed manga writer Sean Michael Wilson, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e comes alive both as a guide to swordsmanship and strategy, and as a view into Musashi's world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a comic book writer from Scotland, living in Japan. He has had many books published with a variety of US, UK, and Japanese publishers, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAX: alternative manga \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Best Books of 2010\" in comics). In 2016, his book\u003ci\u003e Lafcadio Hearn's \"The Faceless Ghost\" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award. And in 2017, his book \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Ninja \u003c\/i\u003ewon an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770719535392,"sku":"9781611800128","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f962b04967e3b73397f29e3aab822355.webp?v=1780377594","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-five-rings-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}