Pars Japonica by William De Lange

Pars Japonica by William De Lange

The harrowing account of a voyage beset with treachery, betrayal, mutiny, and mayhem, but one that finally reached Japan under command of William Adams, the real-life hero of James Clavell s best-selling novel Shogun, and changed the course of history.

De Lange, William: - William de Lange is the author of books, ebooks and apps on Japan's traditional culture, from history, samurai culture, to arts & crafts, and language dictionaries. Bio: William de lange was born in 1964 in Naarden, the Netherlands to Dutch and English parents. In the late 1980s, he aborted his English studies to embark on a journey that eventually led him to Japan, where he supported himself by making traditional Japanese scrolls and writing articles for the Japan Times Weekly. Following his graduation from Leiden University in 1994, he lived in Japan for the remaining decade, studying the art of Japanese fencing under Akita Moriji sensei, eighth dan master of the Shinkage-ryu. Since then he has written a large number of books on Japanese history and culture, including a highly acclaimed biography of Miyamoto Musashi. He is currently working on a history of the Yagyu clan. William de Lange lives and works in the Netherlands and loves to travel, enjoying good food and wine with the love of his life.

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ISBN 13	9781891640230
ISBN 10	1891640232
Titre	Pars Japonica
Auteur	William De Lange
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Floating World Editions
Année de publication	2006-07-10
Nombre de pages	304
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