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RPG Frog
Blade Runner
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Posts: 748
Location: the Matrix |
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Originally posted by Val
Any particular translation you'd recommend?
Besides Thomas Cleary(who has translated many volumes of Chinese/Japanese classics)...
2 other good translations are...
Miyamoto Musashi : His Life and Writings (Even has paintings by Musashi)
by KENJI TOKITSU
The Lone Samurai: The Life Of Miyamoto Musashi
by William Scott Wilson
Both of these are Biographies about Musashi written by Martial Artists. And they both contain their own translations of Musashi's text.
"Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa, is highly recommended. This novel is considered the "Gone with the Wind" of Japan. It is one of the greatest novels I have ever read.
There is an excellent trilogy of movies based off Yoshikawa's novel.
1. Musashi Miyamoto
2. Duel at Ichijoji Temple
3. Duel at Ganryu Island
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Val
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Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
Cool, thanks for the suggestions. 
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