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Cloud of Sparrows

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A Novel

A Novel

By Takashi Matsuoka

By Takashi Matsuoka

By Takashi Matsuoka

By Takashi Matsuoka

By Takashi Matsuoka

By Takashi Matsuoka

By Takashi Matsuoka
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Aug 03, 2004 | ISBN 9780385338509

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    About Cloud of Sparrows

    “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    The year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun’s castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next—when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty—sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one—least of all Genji—could have imagined.

    Praise for Cloud of Sparrows

    “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    About Cloud of Sparrows

    “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    The year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun’s castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next—when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty—sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one—least of all Genji—could have imagined.

    Praise for Cloud of Sparrows

    “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    About Cloud of Sparrows

    “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    The year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun’s castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next—when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty—sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one—least of all Genji—could have imagined.

    Praise for Cloud of Sparrows

    “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    About Cloud of Sparrows

    “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    The year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun’s castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next—when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty—sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one—least of all Genji—could have imagined.

    Praise for Cloud of Sparrows

    “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    About Cloud of Sparrows

    “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    The year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun’s castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next—when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty—sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one—least of all Genji—could have imagined.

    Praise for Cloud of Sparrows

    “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle

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    About Takashi Matsuoka

    Takashi Matsuoka grew up in Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Cloud of Sparrows and Autumn Bridge.

    About Takashi Matsuoka

    Takashi Matsuoka grew up in Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Cloud of Sparrows and Autumn Bridge.

    About Takashi Matsuoka

    Takashi Matsuoka grew up in Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Cloud of Sparrows and Autumn Bridge.

    About Takashi Matsuoka

    Takashi Matsuoka grew up in Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Cloud of Sparrows and Autumn Bridge.

    About Takashi Matsuoka

    Takashi Matsuoka grew up in Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Cloud of Sparrows and Autumn Bridge.

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Spiritual Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Delta
    Aug 03, 2004 | 432 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780385338509

    Category: Historical Fiction | Spiritual Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Dell
    Aug 26, 2003 | 592 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780440240853

    Category: Historical Fiction | Spiritual Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Oct 01, 2002 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9780440333975

    Category: Historical Fiction | Spiritual Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $14.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 01, 2002 | 375 Minutes | ISBN 9780739301647

    Category: Historical Fiction | Spiritual Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $24.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jun 05, 2002 | 924 Minutes | ISBN 9780736697798

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    “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle

    “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle

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