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James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born, British-raised and educated, naturalized-American writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war.
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Discover the captivating world of James Clavell, the master storyteller behind timeless literary classics. Explore his acclaimed novels, delve into his rich cultural narratives, and uncover the depth of his unforgettable characters.
Apr 19, 2024 · James Clavell was an Australian-born British author, director, and screenwriter best known for his popular action novels set within Asian cultures, in particular Shogun (1975).
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell, was an Australian-born British screenwriter, director, World War II veteran, prisoner of war, and author of children's books and historical fiction books.
Shōgun (1975) is James Clavell's historical novel fictionalizing key events and figures of 1600 Japan which took the Azuchi–Momoyama period to its end and did much to usher in the Edo period. The third book published, and the first chronologically placed, in Clavell's six-volume Asian Saga, by 1980 had sold six million copies worldwide.
James Clavell has 123 books on Goodreads with 732123 ratings. James Clavell’s most popular book is Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1).
James Clavell was born in Australia, when his Royal Navy father was on an admiralty assignment, and grew up in England. His father, a Royal Navy Commander, often told stories of his days sailing down the Yangtze River and serving in the British China Station before World War I.
The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 1962 and 1993. The novels all center on Europeans in Asia, and together they explore the impact on East and West of the meeting of these two distinct civilizations.
Sep 8, 1994 · James Clavell, the author of "Tai-Pan," "Shogun," "Noble House" and other richly detailed historical novels set in the Far East, died on Tuesday in Vevey,...
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