This is a manga, not a book, hope it can enter in this section :

VAGABOND BY TAKEHITO INOUE Although Inoue is well-known for his sports manga, Vagabond is his foray into the historical samurai genre. This series is a fictionalized account of Miyamoto Musashi’s life. If his name sounds familiar, there’s a good reason. He’s the legendary Japanese historical swordsman who wrote The Book of the Five Rings