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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A sumptuous novel inspired by one of historys most intriguing forgotten chaptersthe arrival of Japanese Samurai on the shores of Europe.In 1614, twenty-two Samurai warriors and a group of tradesmen from Japan sailed to Spain, where they initiated one of the most intriguing cultural exchanges in history. They were received with pomp and circumstance, first by King Philip III and later by Pope Paul V. They were the first Japanese to visit Europe and they caused a sensation. They remained for two years and then most of the party returned to Japan; however, six of the Samurai stayed behind, settling in a small fishing village close to Sanlucar de Barrameda, where their descendants live to this day.Healey imbues this tale of the meeting of East and West with uncommon emotional and intellectual intensity and a rich sense of place. He explores the dueling mentalities of two cultures through a singular romance; the sophisticated, restrained warrior culture of Japan and the baroque sensibilities of Renaissance Spain, dark and obsessed with ethnic cleansing. What one culture lives with absolute normality is experienced as exotic from the outsiders eye. Everyone is seen as strange at first and thenwith growing familiarityis revealed as being more similar than originally perceived, but with the added value of enduring idiosyncrasies.The story told in this novel is an essential and timeless one about the discoveries and conflicts that arise from the forging of relationships across borders, both geographical and cultural. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781628727845
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