The Samurai’s Garden

The Samurai’s Garden

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name = The Samurai's Garden
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author = Gail Tsukiyama
country = usa
language = English
genre = Novel
publisher = St. Mary's Griffin
release_date =
May 4, 1996
media_type = Print (paperback)
pages = 224
isbn = 978-0312144074
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"The Samurai's Garden" is a 1996 novel by American author Gail Tsukiyama.

Plot Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Stephen leaves his home in Hong Kong just as the Japanese are poised to invade China. He is sent to Tarumi, a small village in Japan, to recuperate from tuberculosis. There, he meets and develops friendships with three adults, Matsu, Kenzo, and Sachi, and a young woman, Keiko, his own age. The unwinding stories of his new friends eventually bring him to the beginnings of wisdom, love, honor, and loss.

Themes

At the core, "The Samurai's Garden" is a novel emphasizing the intrinsic themes of loyalty and honor found in Japanese culture. The complex relationship between Tsukiyama's characters and the physical adversities and conflicts they face, ultimately hold the significance for the title of the novel.

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