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Title: Shibumi: A Novel
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Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
List Price: $14.95
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| Customer Reviews: |
| Shibumi: A Novel by Three Rivers Press Great character, poor plot |
The protagonist is an interesting, complex man. I had a great time reading about his life and his development. I recommend this book just because of that.
The over-all plot (hero vs. "Mother") is pretty poor, however. Not only are the Bad Guys(tm) made out of thin cardboard, but the flow of the plot itself is too predictable. |
| Shibumi: A Novel by Three Rivers Press Shibumi |
| This is an amazing book. I read it years ago and lost my copy. When I saw it on Amazon, I had to order it. When it arrived I sat right down and rememberred why I liked this book so much. The story is exceptional, the history lesson, even in a fictional setting is excellent and Trevanian once again captures the readers attention and holds them until the very end. |
| Shibumi: A Novel by Three Rivers Press Extremely good |
| The charachters and dialogue in all of Travanians books are what make them masterpieces. Shibumi is the first of Travanians novels I read. After that I was hooked. At first it took me a while to get into the book..roughly 40 to 50 pages into the story it picks up and doesn't slow down. The actions and techniques described in this book are very good. Read the book!! You won't be dissappointed. |
| Shibumi: A Novel by Three Rivers Press The best of the best |
| Shibumi is my all-time favorite novel. I've read it several times over the years and I mourned Trevanian's passing. |
| Shibumi: A Novel by Three Rivers Press Shibumi: A great read and gift |
| This book is great and that is why it has sold over 2 million copies. Send it as a gift to an avid reader. They will thank you for it. |
| Shibumi: A Novel by Three Rivers Press Product Description |
Nicholai Hel is the world’s most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he is the son of an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father and is the protégé of a Japanese Go master. Hel survived the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world’s most artful lover and its most accomplished—and well-paid—assassin. Hel is a genius, a mystic, and a master of language and culture, and his secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection known only as shibumi.
Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his exquisite mistress, Hel is unwillingly drawn back into the life he’d tried to leave behind when a beautiful young stranger arrives at his door, seeking help and refuge. It soon becomes clear that Hel is being tracked by his most sinister enemy—a supermonolith of international espionage known only as the Mother Company. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side, and on the other . . . shibumi. |
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