奥羽の二人

Short stories about minor historical figures of the Warring States period

This is a set of short stories about various Warring States samurai. The linking theme is that it's generally people who didn't achieve their ambitions or didn't quite live up to expectations, so it's largely more minor figures.

Language-wise, I found this a very difficult read, and it sat half finished in my in-progress pile for a very long time. The major aspects increasing the difficulty are:

• Because this is episodes from the lives of real historical figures, you can easily get lost if yo