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African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan by Geoffrey Girard, Thomas Lockley
3 reviews
srm's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and War
Moderate: Blood and Death
Minor: Slavery
churameru's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Moderate: War and Violence
paolina's review against another edition
The book is sold as the story of Yasuke, but almost the entire first half focuses more on the Jesuits as they attempt to convert Japan to Catholicism. As the Jesuits brought Yasuke to Japan, it's needed context, but the depth in which it's discussed is not what I signed up for. Maybe the rest of the book focuses more on Yasuke, but I couldn't stick around to find out.
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and War
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