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Samurai of the West

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A Handbook for Dissidents

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“Nature as foundation, excellence as goal, beauty as horizon.”

Samurai of the West is the monumental last testament of Dominique Venner, whose adventurous life and many-faceted works championed the cause of a European renaissance with a style and breadth like no other.

Presented in the unique form of a meditative handbook and breviary, Samurai of the West brings together deep readings of ancient and medieval literature, excursions into forgotten history, and practical advice for upholding one’s bearings in the throes of the modern West. Against the tides of mass immigration, consumerist pseudo-culture, and geopolitical captivity that have debased Europe over the past century, Venner summons today’s Europeans to reignite their spirit by returning to our civilization’s foundational sources and rediscovering the enduring wisdom and ethos of our ancestors.

From the epics of Homer to today’s pressing issues, Venner shows how the existential heights and depths of European thought, art, and action can become a part of our everyday life anew.

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Ebook, Paperback

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228

Publication date

2025-11-01

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Table of Contents

  • Translator’s Note
  • Foreword by Alain de Benoist
  • Prologue
  1. A Samurai of the West
  2. The Metaphysics of the Unlimited
  3. A Detour Through Japan
  4. Our Forgotten Memory
  5. Our Founding Poems
  6. Our Hidden Wisdom
  • Epilogue: The Spirit of the Iliad
  • Practical Advice for Existing and Transmitting
  • The Reasons for a Voluntary Death
  • Eulogy by Alain de Benoist
  • A Brief Biography of the Author
Dominique Venner

Dominique Venner (1935–2013) was a French writer and historian. He wrote over fifty books about history, specialising in the history of weapons and hunting. He served as a paratrooper during the Algerian War, and was jailed for 18 months for his involvement with the Organisation of the Secret Army, which sought to retain French Algeria through armed insurrection. He was subsequently involved in a decade of intense political activism, and also worked with Alain de Benoist’s ‘New Right’ organisation, GRECE. Before his decision to publicly end his life in 2013, the goal of which was to awaken the minds of his European compatriots, he was in charge of the Nouvelle Revue de l'Histoire. His last book, Un Samouraï d'Occident, was published shortly after his death. (Go to author page)