It is a tumultuous period in feudal Japan. The samurai have wrested power from the emperor, and the nobles are conniving to take it back. The protestant Dutch and Portuguese and Spanish Catholics are competing for trading privileges, but the shogun is suspicious that the church is planning to replicate the conquest of the new world in Japan. Alcala, an elusive renegade Jesuit, is colluding with the ruthless Prince Sanjo to foment a Christian rebellion. The church wants Alcala stopped. Jan Kriek, a newly ordained priest, is ...
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It is a tumultuous period in feudal Japan. The samurai have wrested power from the emperor, and the nobles are conniving to take it back. The protestant Dutch and Portuguese and Spanish Catholics are competing for trading privileges, but the shogun is suspicious that the church is planning to replicate the conquest of the new world in Japan. Alcala, an elusive renegade Jesuit, is colluding with the ruthless Prince Sanjo to foment a Christian rebellion. The church wants Alcala stopped. Jan Kriek, a newly ordained priest, is sent to Japan stop him. He is aided by Maria, the daughter of the Christian lord Arima, who sends her to Lisbon with a dire warning of impending disaster. Accompanying her on the return voyage, Kriek finds himself torn between his Jesuit vows and his blossoming love for Maria. The key to a successful Christian uprising is a hidden treasure pilfered from the shogun's gold mines. The search for the gold leads to deadly conflict between agents of shogun the conspirators who seek to depose him. When Shogun's heir is captured by Prince Sanjo, the shogun's chief counselor sends his son Gyozen and adopted daughter Aya, both masters of the sword, to find and retrieve him. It is a decision that has unforeseen and fateful consequences. The characters that inhabit this novel are fascinating, and the absorbing story of intrigue, betrayal and forbidden love culminates in the infamous battle of Shimabara, a battle that changes the course of Japanese history for centuries.
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Add this copy of Shimabara to cart. $3.99, very good condition, Sold by Starfrog Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Midvale, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Bantam Books.
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Very good. In good condition with slight edge wear. Pages clean and intact. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 373 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Acceptable. Bailey, Douglass Shimabara Edge/ corner wear. Creases to cover/ spine. Pages clean with tanning. Breaks in binding. All U.S. orders are shipped with tracking number and email confirmation. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
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Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
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Very good or better. Size: 6x4x1; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes very good or better clean pages minor creasing, few nicks still a sturdy very good reading copy.
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