{"product_id":"the-book-of-five-rings-isbn-9781611800128","title":"The Book of Five Rings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA graphic novel retelling of the classic martial arts manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning—by the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This graphic novel version of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, the iconic book of confrontation and victory by the famed seventeenth-century duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, illuminates this brilliant manifesto, which has long inspired martial artists and anyone interested in cultivating a strategic mind.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With evocative drawings and a distilled but faithful text adapted by acclaimed manga writer Sean Michael Wilson, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e comes alive both as a guide to swordsmanship and strategy, and as a view into Musashi’s world.“Truly a tribute to the original [classic]. There is a tremendous amount of depth and insight into this work, an exploration of the five elements of life (the ‘five rings’ of the title) that represent the cosmic Buddha. Readers get complex but eminently readable explorations of each ring and are led to see them all together as an overriding philosophy that enriches and broadens the life of any reader.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jason Sacks, \u003ci\u003eComics Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This graphic adaptation of Musashi’s seventeenth-century treatise on the martial arts makes careful, effective use of imagery to emphasize both the narrative and instructional aspects of the original text. . . . Musashi’s lessons, in their focus on preparation and mindfulness, can easily be applied to most areas of life. Kutsuwada’s art is delicate and clean, balancing the physiological dynamics of swordplay with a clear-eyed appreciation of Musashi’s natural environment. An engaging, thoughtful update of what could be esoteric.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a comic book writer from Scotland, living in Japan. He has had many books published with a variety of US, UK, and Japanese publishers, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAX: alternative manga \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e’s “Best Books of 2010” in comics). In 2016, his book\u003ci\u003e Lafcadio Hearn’s “The Faceless Ghost” and Other Macabre Tales from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award. And in 2017, his book \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Ninja \u003c\/i\u003ewon an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305318961381,"sku":"NP9781611800128","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611800128.jpg?v=1767738463","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-book-of-five-rings-isbn-9781611800128","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}