Eiji Yoshikawa - Pen name of Yoshikawa Hidetsugu. Yoshikawa is well known for his work as a Japanese historical fiction novelist, and a number of re makes have been spawned off his work.In 1960, he received the Order of Cultural Merit.Eiji Yoshikawa (
吉川 英治, August 11, 1892 – September 7, 1962) was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best known novels, most are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as The Tale of the Heike, Tale of Genji, Outlaws of the Marsh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of which he retold in his own style. As an example, the original manuscript of Taiko is 15 volumes; Yoshikawa took up to retell it in a accessible tone, and reduced it to only two volumes. His other books also serve sim Pen name of Yoshikawa Hidetsugu. Yoshi...
