A Novel Based on a Zen Myth.
The violence of twelfth-century Japan explodes in this half-legendary, half-true story of a violent man who becomes a folk hero. A heartless savage, the Ronin, or "wandering samurai," slashes his way up from the gutter to wealth, honor and status. In spite of his crime sand bloodthirsty cruelty, he bears the strange mark of destiny that the wise see and respect, even as he destroys them.

Format: 12,5 x 20 cm, 159 pages, Hardcover. Text in English.
Year of publication: 1969 (Second edition)
Condition: Good and clean copy. Book jacket is slightly rubbed and darkened.