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Apr 19, 2024 · Notable Works: “King Rat”. “The Fly”. “The Great Escape”. “To Sir, with Love”. James Clavell (born October 10, 1924, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—died September 6, 1994, Vevey, Switzerland) was an Australian-born British author, director, and screenwriter best known for his popular action novels set within Asian cultures ...
Feb 27, 2016 · James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell) was a British author, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell’s mastery in storytelling led to a number of international best-sellers including, King Rat (1962), Tai-Pan (1966), Shōgun (1975), and Noble House (1981).
James Clavell has 173 books on Goodreads with 714206 ratings. James Clavell’s most popular book is Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1).
The classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the world, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell.
Book 1. Shōgun. by James Clavell. 4.41 · 181,684 Ratings · 6,349 Reviews · published 1975 · 244 editions. After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, … Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2. Tai-Pan. by James Clavell. 4.29 · 53,141 Ratings · 1,366 Reviews · published 1966 · 196 editions. Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong …
Clavell passed away in 1994 after a courageous battle with cancer, but his legacy lives on through his novels, which continue to captivate and inspire people to this day. © THE CLAVELL ESTATE 2023 | site by CLARICH HOUSE
Clavell is very well-known for "The Great Escape" (1963), "The Satan Bug" (1965), "King Rat" (1965), "To Sir, with Love" (1967), "Tai-Pan" (1986), "Noble House" (1988), and especially "Shogun" (1980). Shogun won the Golden Globe Award for Best TV-Series - Drama and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series: James Clavell (executive producer).
