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"Japan in the sixteenth century was torn by civil wars, and thousands of samurai were left jobless when their feudal lords were overthrown. These masterless samurai, known as ronin, wandered around the country looking for work and adventure. A warlord called Nobunaga began the process of unifying the feudal states. About the same time, Portuguese merchants and missionaries arrived in Japan. With their firearms, their pale faces and their long noses, these foreigners were hated and feared by show more many Japanese. The Samurai and the Long-Nosed Devils follows the adventure of two ronin who find themselves employed as bodyguards for some of the Portuguese missionaries. Here is a wry and witting mystery that provides keen insights into two cultural points of view as they meet head on.". show lessTags
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This book reflects the culture of feudal Japan, to the point where it might be difficult for those not familiar with it. With that said the story is a great way to back up the study of that time and location. It is also a step up from the average young teen plot. This is a great piece of fiction that more should experience.
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Common Knowledge
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 2
