Unsung heroes of old Japan / Michifumi Isoda ; translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter = Mushi no Nihonjin / chosha Isoda Michifumi ; yakusha Jurietto Wintāzu Kāpentā
Unsung heroes of old Japan /
"True stories of three little-known Japanese of the Edo period who lived lives of sublime selflessness and purity, blurring the boundary between self and others. Merchant Kokudaya Jūzaburō comes up with a brilliant scheme to rescue his dying town from poverty. He and others go deep into debt, r...
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| Other title: | Mushi no Nihonjin. English 無私の日本人. English. Mushi no Nihonjin. 無私の日本人 |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo :
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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Table of Contents:
- Kokudaya Jūzaburō (1719-1777)
- Nakane Tōri (1694-1765)
- Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)