. . "7594"^^ . "The Blade of the Courtesans is a historical fiction novel by Japanese author Keiichiro Ryu originally published in 1986. It was published in English by Vertical Inc in 2008. Ryu's debut novel, it was nominated for a Naoki Award and \"instantly made him a doyen of historical fiction.\""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "304"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "978-1-934287-01-9" . . . . . . "James M. Vardaman"@en . "The Blade of the Courtesans"@en . . "42060963"^^ . . . . . . "Print"@en . "The Blade of the Courtesans is a historical fiction novel by Japanese author Keiichiro Ryu originally published in 1986. It was published in English by Vertical Inc in 2008. Ryu's debut novel, it was nominated for a Naoki Award and \"instantly made him a doyen of historical fiction.\""@en . "1986"^^ . . . . . . . "2008"^^ . . . . . . "1014502755"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "304"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Blade of the Courtesans"@en . . . . "The Blade of the Courtesans"@en . . . . . . . "Vertical Inc(US)" . "978"^^ . .