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Jun 20, 2013 · Both entertaining and incisive, SHOGUN is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world. Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.
- James Clavell
Jun 4, 2019 · Shogun (Asian Saga) Hardcover – June 4, 2019. by James Clavell (Author) 4.7 22,253 ratings. Collects books from: Shōgun. See all formats and editions. After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen-Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan ...
- James Clavell
shogunate, government of the shogun, or hereditary military dictator, of Japan from 1192 to 1867. The term shogun appeared in various titles given to military commanders commissioned for the imperial government’s 8th- and 9th-century campaigns against the Ezo (Emishi) tribes of northern Japan. The highest warrior rank, seii taishōgun ...
Dec 12, 2023 · Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shōgun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become ...
Jul 3, 2019 · The Shogun s of medieval Japan were military dictators who ruled the country via a feudal system where a vassal's military service and loyalty was given in return for a lord's patronage. Established as an institution by the first shogun proper, Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1192 CE, the shoguns would rule for seven centuries until the Meiji ...
by James Clavell. 4.63 · 7,031 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 1975 · 39 editions. By the #1 New York Times bestselling author and un…. Want to Read. Rate it: Shogun book split into 2 parts. Shōgun, Volume 1 and Shōgun, Volume 2.
May 19, 2009 · Shogun (Asian Saga) Paperback – May 19, 2009. SOON TO BE AN FX LIMITED SERIES • A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life. All brought together in an extraordinary saga aflame with passion, conflict, ambition, and the struggle for power. Here is the world-famous novel of Japan ...
