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Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide

ISBN-13: 9781568365862

Author(s): Andrew Rankin

Subjects: HBJF, NHF

Publisher: Kodansha Europe Head Office

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha USA

Publication Date: 18-10-2018

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£16.99
Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide

About the book

A collection of thrilling samurai tales tracing the history of seppuku from ancient times to the twentieth century. The history of seppuku -- Japanese ritual suicide by cutting the stomach, sometimes referred to as hara-kiri -- spans a millennium, and came to be favoured by samurai as an honourable form of death. Here, for the first time in English, is a book that charts the history of seppuku from ancient times to the twentieth century through a collection of swashbuckling tales from history and literature.