The African Samurai by Craig Shreve

The African Samurai

Written byCraig Shreve
Narrated byKorey Jackson
Length9h31m
Release dateAugust 1, 2023
Languageenglish
★★★★☆ 4.4 (21 ratings)

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AuthorCraig Shreve
NarratorKorey Jackson
Runtime9h31m
PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Rating★★★★☆ 4.4 / 5 (21 ratings)
CategoriesLiterature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, African American
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

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Set in late 16th-century Africa, India, Portugal, and Japan, The African Samurai is a powerful historical novel based on the true story of Yasuke, Japan’s first foreign-born samurai and the only samurai of African descent—for readers of Esi Edugyan and Lawrence Hill. In 1579, a Portuguese...

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