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Shōgun the epic novel of Japan

After John Blackthorne shipwrecks in Japan, he makes himself useful to a feudal lord in a power struggle with another and becomes a samurai.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clavell, James (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dell, 2009.
Series:	Clavell, James. Asian saga ; 1.
Subjects:	British > Japan > Fiction. Courts and courtiers > Fiction. Japan > History > Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 > Fiction. Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 > Fiction. Historical fiction.
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Summary:	After John Blackthorne shipwrecks in Japan, he makes himself useful to a feudal lord in a power struggle with another and becomes a samurai.
Physical Description:	1152 pages ; 18 cm.
ISBN:	9780440178002
Author Notes:	Screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist, James Clavell, was born on October 10, 1924, in Sydney, Australia. Clavell's full name was Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle. Though he wrote screenplays for such highly-acclaimed films as The Fly, The Great Escape, and To Sir With Love, Clavell is best known for his best-selling, grand novels. The novels, which are set in the Far East, include King Rat, Tai-pan, Shogun, Noble House, and Gai-Jin. Remarkable for their scrupulous attention to cultural detail and their innovative plots, Clavell's work has been compared to that of Charles Dickens. Clavell died on September 7, 1994, at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography)