Eiji Yoshikawa was a Japanese historical novelist, best known for his revisions of classics and for retelling historical events through semi-biographical fiction. Born in 1892 and dying in 1962, he became one of the most widely read Japanese novelists of his time. He was strongly influenced by classics such as The Tale of the Heike, the Tale of Genji, Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of which he retold in his own style, and although most of his novels are not original works, he built a huge readership.
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was a Japanese historical novelist, best known for his revisions of classics and retelling of historical events through the lens of semi-biographical fiction books
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Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, Yoshikawa Eiji; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi̥.kaꜜ.wa | eꜜi.(d)ʑi, -ka.wa eꜜi-, -eꜜː.(d)ʑi], August 11, 1892
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September 7, 1962) was a Japanese historical novelist, best known for his revisions of classics and retelling of historical events through the lens of semi-biographical fiction books. He was mainly influenced by classics such as
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