African Samurai

The main character of the novel, Yasuke, is an African who was kidnapped in childhood and turned into a slave – a real historical figure from the late 16th century. As a servant and bodyguard to Alessandro Valignano, the head... of the Jesuit order in Asia, he travels through India and China, studying different languages, and in 1579 arrives in Kyoto, causing a tumultuous reaction – Japan had never seen a person of African descent. The unusual foreigner attracts the attention of the head of the powerful Oda Nobunaga clan, who makes Yasuke a samurai at his court. Yasuke becomes a master of Japanese martial arts and participates in battles that determine the further course of the country's history.

Author: Крейг Шриф

Printhouse: Inostranka

Series: Terra Incognita

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785389261594

Number of pages: 416

Size: 207х133х23 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 416 g

ID: 1690806

The main character of the novel, Yasuke, is an African who was kidnapped in childhood and turned into a slave – a real historical figure from the late 16th century. As a servant and bodyguard to Alessandro Valignano, the head of the Jesuit order in Asia, he travels through India and China, studying different languages, and in 1579 arrives in Kyoto, causing a tumultuous reaction – Japan had never seen a person of African descent. The unusual foreigner attracts the attention of the head of the powerful Oda Nobunaga clan, who makes Yasuke a samurai at his court. Yasuke becomes a master of Japanese martial arts and participates in battles that determine the further course of the country's history.

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