Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.When Lord Asano drew his sword on Lord Kira one spring day in 1701, it began a story that is now a national legend in Japan.

Lord Kira lived, but Lord Asano died, and after his death, his samurai became ronin, samurai without a master. And so began their long plan for revenge on Kira. Their loyalty to their dead master made him famous, and people in Japan remember them to this day. The story of the fortyseven ronin has been told and retold for 300 years - in plays, novels, and films A major Hollywood film was made about the forty-seven ronin in 2013.CEFR A1/A2Word count 6,079


Format Häftad Omfång 64 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Oxford University Press Utgivningsdatum 2014-01-16 ISBN 9780194786126