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The Samurai's Garden (Paperback)

by Gail Tsukiyama (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (30 Jun 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312144075
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312144074
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 64,157 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Tsukiyama brings a fluid, smooth elegance to the complicated story she tells.""--""The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review""An exraordinary graceful and moving novel about goodness and beauty. Tsukiyama is a wise and spellbinding storytelling.""--""Booklist ""Beautifully crafted . . . Tsukiyama's writing is crystalline and delicate, and notably in her evocative of time and place.""--""Publishers Weekly"

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On the eve of the Second World War, a young Chinese man is sent to his family's summer home in Japan to recover from tuberculosis. There he meets four local residents, and what ensues is a classical yet wonderfully unique adventure that seizes the imagination with its clean, simple yet dazzling storytelling.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting!, 18 Mar 2006
By kehs (Hertfordshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I read this book several years ago and it has stayed in my mind ever since. The story begins shortly before World War 2 with a Chinese man who is sent to recover from tuberculosis at his family's summer home in Japan.There he meets a beautiful Japanese girl and three other characters, and the tale that unfolds is so captivating and heartfelt that I was swept along with it. At one point I actually gasped out loud with sorrow, at others I smiled with delight. My teenage daughter and her friends all also enjoyed this book and her Japanese teacher added it to her reading list of recommendations for the students. This is an enchanting book that I will keep forever on my bookshelves.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fiction, Poetry and Inner Peace, 1 Aug 1999
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This book is, without a doubt, the most beautiful piece of writing I have ever read. On a literary note the writing is wonderful and the story is captivating. On an emotional level, the depths to which the author takes both you and her characters is fascinating.

Every year, my friends receive the book that has meant the most to me the previous year. This year, small, brown-paper wrapped SG's will be crossing the land.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a beautiful book, 12 Nov 1997
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Have you ever read something that was so delicious that you couldn't stand for it to end, yet you had to devour every word and page? That is this book. The characters are gently unveiled and explained as if the reader were the one to meet the character. We do not get to see inside the head of the character, only to see and hear what the 'narrator' sees and hears. The story is about the beauty of human relationships in the midst of tragedy - so be prepared for some low moments.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful uplifting story
This is a beautifully written tale about a Hong Kong Chinese boy sent to Japan in the 1930's to convalesce after a bout of tuberculosis. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JHP

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book.
There is nothing more to say about this book other than how beautifully it is written. You almost want to read every word so very slowly as you know you're going to just finish... Read more
Published 17 months ago by M. Stone

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is beautiful
This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. The character development was paced beautifully and the storyline was heartfelt. I was moved to tears at the end. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful novel
This book was wonderful! As a person interested in China and Japan, this was a perfect book to read. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A novel about the transformative power of courage and beauty
Gail Tsukiyama's "The Samurai's Garden" is an extraordinarily moving tale about the transformation of human lives through pain and sadness to beauty and dignity. Read more
Published on 21 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Moving
This book may be one of the best books I have ever read. In fact, I only disliked one paragraph in which Stephen, the young man in which the book is focused on, dreams about... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book
Very good book very interesting even to a kid my age it seems to have made me feel as if I was Stephen traped in a world where i could not find where my loyalty stands
Published on 17 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fulfilling Read
Having lived in Japan for four years, I was able to mentally visit the authors scenes. The writing was exceptionally well-paced -- languid during appropriate scenes, faster when... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A 20-yr-old guy who went to Japan during the Japan-China war
This is a pretty good book, Tsukiyama uses a lot of simple words to describe the whole story. She desribes everything neatly and carefully. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars She skillfully paints a visual portrait of time and place
Although the book is set in a rural Japanese village during the late 1930's, it still paints a portrait of Japan as it exists today in many rural areas. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 1999

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