{"product_id":"the-african-samurai","title":"The African Samurai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1304\/1623\/files\/PRICE_-_3_for_15_-_description.jpg?v=1750922876\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe incredible story, based on real events, of the slave who became a Japanese samurai.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1579, a Portuguese trade ship sails into port at Kinchotsu, Japan, loaded with European wares and weapons. Also aboard is an East African slave. Taken from his village as a boy, sold to mercenaries and forced to fight in Indian wars that meant nothing to him, he is a young but experienced soldier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eServing as the protector for a high-ranking Italian priest, the young man joins an expedition pushing inland towards the capital city of Kyoto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere they meet Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful warlord in Japan, who is preparing a campaign to unify the country after more than a hundred years of civil war. Under the tutelage of Nobunaga, the young African soldier becomes the great warrior Yasuke, Japan's first foreign samurai, and the only one ever of African descent. His preoccupation is not a question of power, as it is for Nobunaga, but one of freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA timeless, epic story, a magnificent reconstruction and moving study of a lost historical figure, and a truly enthralling narrative, thrilling in its dramatization of the making of modern Japan, from which rises the most unlikely of heroes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor  -  Craig Shreve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries \/ Key Character  -  n\/a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated  -  No\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge -  Adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN  -  9781804366257\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher  -  Canelo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate  -  2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat  -  Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages - 286\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize  -  20 x 13 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 225g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books From Sharon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56995444195714,"sku":"9781804366257","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1304\/1623\/files\/1_6d2ebc10-a01e-4831-a277-2389ff6f5a76.jpg?v=1792746913","url":"https:\/\/www.booksfromsharon.com\/products\/the-african-samurai","provider":"Books From Sharon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}