num_pages: 440
description: A westerner raised in Japan, he survived the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world's most artful lover and its most accomplished assassin. His greatest desire is to attain a state of effortless perfection . . . shibumi. But he is about to face his most sinister and corrupt enemy -- a supermonolith of espionage and monopoly bent on destroyinghim. . . .
language: English
title: Shibumi
titlecomplete: Shibumi
characters: Nicholai Hel
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Roman, Japan, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Historical Fiction, Espionage
ratings_count: 17261
series: Nicholai Hel
publisher: Ballantine Books