The Japanese Napolean From: The Washington Post | Date: November 8, 1992| Author: Kunio Francis Tanabe | Copyright 1992 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

TAIKO An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan By Eiji Yoshikawa Translated from the Japanese by William Scott Wilson Kodansha International. 926 pp. $25

TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI (1536-1598), also known by his title, Taiko ("retired imperial regent"), is as familiar to the Japanese as Napoleon Bonaparte is to the French. His background was even humbler than that of the Corsica-born emperor, his physical stature even smaller, and throughout his life, the nickname "monkey" clung t...

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