EIJI YOSHIKAWA was born in 1892 in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.
He began his literary career at the age of twenty-two. During his
thirties he worked as a journalist while continuing to write
stories and novels, reaching a large and appreciative readership
through having his work published, often serially, in newspapers
and popular magazines. At the time of his death in 1962, he was one
of Japan's best-known and best-loved novelists. He received the
Cultural Medal, the highest award for a man of letters, and other
cultural decorations, including the Order of the Sacred
Treasure.
CHARLES S. TERRY, the translator, was born in Mississippi in 1926
and graduated from Duke University. He first studied Japanese in
the U.S. Navy during WW II and after the war received a master's
degree from Columbia University in Japanese history. Resident in
Japan since 1952, he also received a master's degree in Chinese
history from the University of Tokyo and has since been active as a
translator of works on Japanese art, architecture and history. He
died in 1982.
"... A stirring saga ... not only for readers interested in Japan but also for those who simply want a rousing read." -Washington Post
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