The Tale of the Heike (Book4 The Black Turtle-Snake (Chinese Edition)

Tomiko Miyao is a representative figure in Japanese female literature. The Tale of the Heike is her historical literature masterpiece after seven years study. It fully represents her comprehensive culture study, historical experience and her talent and skill in writing novels. The author observes that period of history from her special exquisite female perspective, focusing on the psychological experience of Tairano Kiyomori, who established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan, when he struggled to maintain prosperity of his family. At the same time, the novel represents the voice of those women who live in a troubled times and have different fates. It depicts the helpless and complicated psychological experience of the women at various social levels at that time.