Absolutely loved clavells continuing from shogun,volume 1 after completing volume 1, i knew i had to buy and read the follow up, volume 2. Unfortunately for movie buffs, a few weak efforts in miniseries in the 70s were attempted to. The asian saga is a series of six novels written by james clavell between 1962 and 1993. Shogun, volume ii by james clavell and a great selection of related books.
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Both entertaining and incisive, shogun is a stunningly dramatic recreation of a very different world. A major bestseller, by 1990 the book had sold 15 million copies worldwide. He wrote the screenplays to various films, including the fly and the great escape. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. James clavell, born charles edmund dumaresq clavell was a british later naturalized american novelist, screenwriter, director and world war ii veteran and prisoner of war.
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