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  1. Shōgun. James Clavell's Shōgun is a 1975 novel fictionalizing incidents and personages in 17th century feudal Japan effecting the Edo period's advent. The third published, and the first chronologically placed, book in Clavell's six-volume Asian Saga, by 1980 it sold six million copies worldwide. It has been made into two TV miniseries ( 1980 ...

  2. Jun 1, 1975 · Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1), James Clavell. Shōgun is a 1975 novel by James Clavell. Feudal Japan in 1600 is in a precarious peace. The heir to the Taiko (Regent) is too young to rule, and the most powerful five overlords of the land hold power as a Council of Regents. Portugal, with its vast sea power, and the Catholic Church mainly through the ...

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  3. Dec 12, 2023 · Hardcover – Unabridged, December 12, 2023. 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. After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans ...

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  4. 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. After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon.

  5. Feb 27, 2024 · How FX's series builds on James Clavell's novel. Originally published as a weighty 1,100-plus page tome comprised of nearly half a million words, Clavell's Shōgun had the potential to be ...

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  7. Feb 27, 2024 · February 27, 2024 8:00 AM EST. T he original Shōgun was a rare phenomenon. More than 1,200 pages and 400,000 words in length, it proved stunningly successful, staying on the best-seller list for ...

  8. Dec 12, 2023 · Shōgun, Part Two (The Asian Saga) Paperback – Unabridged, December 12, 2023. By the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell's Shogun is soon to be a major FX/Hulu TV series! Shogun, the classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the ...

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