Shibumi

A Novel

Trevanian

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Random House Inc
10 May 2005

Fiction & Literature; Espionage & spy thriller

For Trevanian's millions of fans, as well as fans of spy novels, conspiracy thrillers, and the work of authors such as Robert Ludlum, John Le Carre, Ken Follett, and Dan Brown

A classic spy novel from the bestselling author, Trevanian, about a westerner raised in Japan who becomes one of the world's most accomplished assassins.

Nicholai Hel is the world's most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of

World War I, he is the son of an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German

father and is the protege of a Japanese Go master. Hel survived the destruction of

Hiroshima to emerge as the world's most artful lover and its most accomplished-and

well-paid-assassin. Hel is a genius, a mystic, and a master of language and culture,

and his secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence,

a state of effortless perfection known only as shibumi.

Now living in an isolated

mountain fortress with his exquisite mistress, Hel is unwillingly drawn back into

the life he'd tried to leave behind when a beautiful young stranger arrives at his

door, seeking help and refuge. It soon becomes clear that Hel is being tracked by

his most sinister enemy-a supermonolith of international espionage known only as

the Mother Company. The battle lines are drawn- ruthless power and corruption on

one side, and on the other . . . shibumi.

By: Trevanian
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9781400098033
ISBN 10: 1400098033
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 10 May 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Trevanian s books have been translated into more than fourteen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in the French Basque mountains. His new novel, The Crazyladies of Pearl Street, will be released in hardcover in June 2005.

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One hell of a pleasure to read. --Washington Post It's hard to imagine a more nearly perfect spy story. --Milwaukee Journal One hell of a pleasure to read. Washington Post It s hard to imagine a more nearly perfect spy story. Milwaukee Journal One hell of a pleasure to read. Washington Post It s hard to imagine a more nearly perfect spy story. Milwaukee Journal One hell of a pleasure to read. -- Washington Post It's hard to imagine a more nearly perfect spy story. -- Milwaukee Journal One hell of a pleasure to read. - Washington Post It's hard to imagine a more nearly perfect spy story. - Milwaukee Journal

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