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    47 Ronin
    47 Ronin
    47 Ronin
    Audiobook7 hours

    47 Ronin

    Written by John Allyn, Jr. and Stephen Turnbull

    Narrated by David Shih

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    In 1701 young Lord Asano is goaded into attacking a corrupt official at the Japanese Court. Although the wound Asano inflicts is minimal, the Emperor's punishment is harsh: Lord Asano is ordered to commit seppuku, or ritual suicide. His lands are confiscated and his family is dishonored and exiled. His samurai retainers now become ronin, or masterless, and are dispersed. These ronin are not trusted by their enemies, and live under the watchful eyes of spies for months. They appear to adapt to their new circumstances by becoming tradesmen and teachers. But the ronin only seem to accept their fate. They are in fact making careful plans for revenge, biding their time until the moment to strike is right! Their deeds became Japan's most celebrated example of bravery, cunning, and loyalty in an age when samurai were heroes, and honor was worth dying for. John Allyn's masterful retelling of the 47 ronin story has long been considered the definitive version of these dramatic historical events.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    ISBN9781622313570

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    • 4/5
      Historical fiction around the infamous samurai who became ronin when their master, Lord Asano, was instructed by the Shogun to commit seppuku for having struck Kira, the Shogun's Master of Ceremonies. It didn't matter that Kira was a corrupt official. Lord Asano of Ako's castle and lands were turned over and his samurai became ronin, left to seek their own fortunes without a master. The ronin were bound together by their fierce determination to seek the justice against Kira and to restore the name of their master, even thought acts of vengeance were outlawed by the Shogun.This is a story of loyalty, determination and vengeance.
    • 3/5
      An interesting read. If anyone can recommend the best movies based on the tale of the {book:47 Ronin story] I would be curious to see the story as a film.
    • 4/5
      John Allyn’s The 47 Ronin Story is the reworking of a celebrated Japanese samurai tale, perhaps based on actual history whereby a group of loyal Samurai planned and carried out their revenge on the man who they blamed for the execution of their own master.Samurai was the highest ranking a warrior could attain in feudal Japan and to be a Samurai one must be in service to one of the noble families. If something happened to that connection, then the Samurai became Ronin, and could not consider themselves men of honor until they found a new connection. Of course, if your master was killed, you were expected to exact revenge. The main character, Oishi, is the chief retainer under Lord Asano, and it is his duty to hold the Ronin together and figure out how they would take their revenge. Although many of the Ronin wanted to fight right away, Oishi felt the honourable thing to do was first secure the safety of his Lord’s family, and wait for the best opportunity to destroy his Lord’s enemy.A fascinating story, seeped in the rich Japanese culture, The 47 Ronin Story is a classic tale of honor and revenge. This story illustrates the importance of the Samurai code of honor, Bushido. John Allyn’s version appears to remain faithful to the story that is much honoured in Japan with it’s lessons in loyalty, sacrifice, honor and persistence. An original and stirring rendition.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book. There are certainly many versions of this story, but I think this book has made a great effort to keep things simple and as accurate to the facts as can be. Anyone interested in Japanese history, culture, or the samurai should try reading this book first. Great story, easy to read, and you can get a sense of how times past in Japan was like
    • 4/5
      It took me some time to read this book – to be honest, I have finished it from the third run – I was just taken down by the first few chapters were background for the story was given. After that story becomes more interesting and reads very fast.After their lord is tricked to use force in Shogun’s court and after he was expediently executed (as per law), lord Asano’s samurais find themselves without master and noble house to serve. In the world where there is distinct difference between nobility and commoners (especially visible during the theater performance where samurais just cant believe that common folk can comprehend their ideals) ending up as ronin (masterless samurai) is great embarrassment.After their petitions for justice are turned down, this brave group decides to take the ultimate step – avenge their late master by taking down the man who brought him (and themselves) demise. They know that at the end they will face nothing else but death but they do not falter – they are ready to follow their ideals to the very end. They start to prepare for their revenge by weaving the masterful plan of deception in order to put their enemies at ease. This is interesting story from time that seems to be lost now – time when ideals were worth fighting for. It provides great descriptions of human nature and relations (especially how the numbers of eager warriors dwindled by time).Recommended.
    • 5/5
      A story of steadfast devotion with the ability to move a modern warriors heart.
    • 4/5
      This book is a retelling of the famous incident of the Forty Seven Ronin, one of the truly epic stories from Feudal Japan. Fictionalized, the story moves along. It's almost like a novelization of a great movie, well done. Anyone who is curious about the incident, I suggest this book as an entree.