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SHOGUN

Shogun is a richly detailed narrative that explores the political and cultural landscape of Japan during the early Edo period. The story follows the adventures of John Blackthorne, a Dutch translator, as he navigates the complex world of the samurai and the shogunate. more

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James Clavell
James Clavell

James Clavell was an Australian novelist of British birth, renowned for his versatility and wide range of interests. His works spanned various genres including history, adventure, romance, and war, with his most famous titles being 'Shogun' and 'Titanic'. Clavell was praised for his precise descriptions of detail and profound insights into human emotions. more

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“Blackthorne, beside the gates, was still turmoiled by his boundless joy at her reprieve and he remembered how his own will had been stretched that night of his near-seppuku, when he had had to get up as a man and walk home as a man unsupported, and became samurai. And he watched her, despising the need for this courage, yet understanding it, even honoring it.”

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