He is recognized as one of the best historical novelists from Japan and even the world as a whole. He was awarded the Cultural Order of Merit in 1960 (the greatest prize for a man of letters), the Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Mainichi Art Award just before he died of cancer in 1962. His other books also have similar purposes and, although many of his novels are not original, he created a lot of works and a renewed interest in past history. For example, Yoshikawa took the manuscript of the Taiko, of approximately 15 volumes, and then narrate it in a simpler and more understandable language. Miyamoto Musashi, a novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa, was published as a serial by Asahi Shimbun from 1935 to 1939. He was influenced mainly by classics such as Heike Monogatari, Genji Monogatari, Outlaws of the Marsh and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of which were subsequently narrated by him. It was constructed with a new main building where the author Yoshikawa Eiji spent much time writing masterpieces such as Miyamoto Musashi and Shin Heike. Among his best-known novels, many are reviews of previous works. Reischauer (Foreword) The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川英治 Yoshikawa Eiji ?, Kanagawa prefecture, August 11, 1892-Tokyo, September 7, 1962) was a Japanese historical novelist, probably one of the best and most famous authors of the genre.

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