Musubi no Yama Hiroku
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Musubi no Yama Hiroku (産霊山秘録 The Secret History of Mt. Musubi) is an epic historical fantasy novel by Ryō Hanmura. It is a multi-generational saga reinterpreting 400 years of Japan's history through the perspective of a secretive family with mystical capabilities. [1]
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Author | Ryō Hanmura |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Fantasy, science fiction |
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
Publication date | 1973 |
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The novel is widely considered one of the masterpieces of Japanese fantasy literature. It won the first Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature in 1973.[2] In a 2006 issue of S-F Magazine, one of Japan's most prominent science fiction publications, it was voted as one of the "Top Ten Japanese Science Fiction Novels of All Time".[3]