Shibumi

A Novel

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Author

Trevanian.

Publication

2005-05-10 - Three Rivers Press

Language

English

Word Count

124,000 words, Guess

Page Count

496 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

ISBN-101400098033
ISBN-139781400098033
LibraryThing169727
Goodreads1059
Open LibraryOL8364610M

Description

NICHOLAI HEL.... Born in the ravages of WWI China to an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father, raised in the spiritual gardens of a Japanese Go master, he survives the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world's most artful lover and it's most accomplished and highly paid assassin. Genius, mystic, master of language and culture, Hel's secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection..... shibumi. Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his magnificent Eurasion mistress, Hel faces his most sinister enemy --- a super-monolith of espionage and monopoly. The battle lines are drawn, ruthless power and corruption on one side and on the other...... SHIBUMI Maybe the best book I've ever read.

First Sentence

The screen flashed 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 ... then the projector was switched off, and lights came up in recessed sconces along the walls of the private viewing room.