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Little Bird & The Tiger

Ellis Amdur

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Description:Little Bird and the Tiger is embedded within Japan’s transition to modernity, it’s outburst into Asia, much like America’s contemporaneous ‘manifest destiny.’ This explosion of an insular culture into the wider world, whatever the cost, is encapsulated in the stories of Tachibana Hideo and Umezawa Tozaburo. Tachibana, an orphaned young woman who discovers martial arts as a child, wanders from dojo to dojo, both to perfect her art and to secure some food and shelter for the night. Becoming a consummate warrior in a society that denies women an independent life, she is nicknamed “Little Bird.” Under their breath, however, men refer to her as a ‘Shrike,’ a ferocious carnivorous bird.Umezawa is one of those tragic young men who marches off to serve a cause he does not understand at the behest of men who use that bravery to their own ends. He becomes one of many Japanese adventurers who wandered Northeast Asia, joining local bandit gangs, involving themselves in revolutionary organizations, and most importantly, serving as spies to gather information on the countries that Japan intended to eventually conquer. His wanderings take him into the Primoye, the Maritime Provinces of Russia, joining the Nani (tribal people), then Khunkuz (Chinese bandits), then political terrorists in Korea and finally a return to Japan, careening from one locale to another like a wounded tiger, a path of violence and heartbreak. For these people (and many others in the book), violence is a language, a “physical dialogue,” with devastating consequences, win or lose. Within all these themes is interwoven that of love, both redemptive and tragic.For these people (and many others in the book), violence is a language, a “physical dialogue,” with devastating consequences, win or lose. Within all these themes is interwoven that of love, both redemptive and tragic. —Gregory Mele, author of Flowers of Battle – The Complete Martial Works of Fiore dei LiberiInspired by historical characters, Ellis Amdur creates a world as brutal and complex as Meiji Japan actually was. Little Bird & The Tiger’s two unforgettable protagonists fight their way through the era’s traumas and turbulence with weapons, will, and hard-won wisdom. In passages as raging and beautiful as a caged tiger, Amdur plots their journeys toward the most unexpected and tender battle of all.—Cynthia Gralla, author of The Floating World and The Demimonde in Japanese LiteratureWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Little Bird & The Tiger. To get started finding Little Bird & The Tiger, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Little Bird and the Tiger is embedded within Japan’s transition to modernity, it’s outburst into Asia, much like America’s contemporaneous ‘manifest destiny.’ This explosion of an insular culture into the wider world, whatever the cost, is encapsulated in the stories of Tachibana Hideo and Umezawa Tozaburo. Tachibana, an orphaned young woman who discovers martial arts as a child, wanders from dojo to dojo, both to perfect her art and to secure some food and shelter for the night. Becoming a consummate warrior in a society that denies women an independent life, she is nicknamed “Little Bird.” Under their breath, however, men refer to her as a ‘Shrike,’ a ferocious carnivorous bird.Umezawa is one of those tragic young men who marches off to serve a cause he does not understand at the behest of men who use that bravery to their own ends. He becomes one of many Japanese adventurers who wandered Northeast Asia, joining local bandit gangs, involving themselves in revolutionary organizations, and most importantly, serving as spies to gather information on the countries that Japan intended to eventually conquer. His wanderings take him into the Primoye, the Maritime Provinces of Russia, joining the Nani (tribal people), then Khunkuz (Chinese bandits), then political terrorists in Korea and finally a return to Japan, careening from one locale to another like a wounded tiger, a path of violence and heartbreak. For these people (and many others in the book), violence is a language, a “physical dialogue,” with devastating consequences, win or lose. Within all these themes is interwoven that of love, both redemptive and tragic.For these people (and many others in the book), violence is a language, a “physical dialogue,” with devastating consequences, win or lose. Within all these themes is interwoven that of love, both redemptive and tragic. —Gregory Mele, author of Flowers of Battle – The Complete Martial Works of Fiore dei LiberiInspired by historical characters, Ellis Amdur creates a world as brutal and complex as Meiji Japan actually was. Little Bird & The Tiger’s two unforgettable protagonists fight their way through the era’s traumas and turbulence with weapons, will, and hard-won wisdom. In passages as raging and beautiful as a caged tiger, Amdur plots their journeys toward the most unexpected and tender battle of all.—Cynthia Gralla, author of The Floating World and The Demimonde in Japanese LiteratureWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Little Bird & The Tiger. To get started finding Little Bird & The Tiger, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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