Samurai Rising

The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune

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Samurai Rising

By: Pamela S. Turner

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

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Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale may sound like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family - and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune answered the call. His daring feats and impossible bravery earned him immortality.

Pamela S. TurnerBrian NishiiRecorded Books

Biographies

Education & Learning

History & Culture

Samurai

Warrior

Martial Arts

Sports

China

War

Imperial Japan

Biographies Education & Learning History & Culture Samurai Warrior Martial Arts Sports China War Imperial Japan

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YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, 2017

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I've heard of the Tale of The Heike so many times but I've never taken the time to read or listen to the story directly itself. Pamela Turner's writing is so beautiful and so simple at the same time I was pulled directly into the story. Hearing Brian Nishii's narration put my mind in the place of the samurai of ancient Japan, his clear English along with authentic pronunciations of the Japanese used within the book made the whole thing that little but more special. Really loved it, kind of sad that it's over but I guess that's 'mono no aware' in a nutshell.