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Several of clavells books have been adapted as films or miniseries. Clavells new hero, john blackthorne, a giant englishman, arrives in 17th century japan in search of riches and becomes the right arm of the warlord toranaga who is even more powerful than the emperor. James clavell books list of books by author james clavell. Shogunjames clavellfree downloadpdf epubfreeditorial. Shogun ebook by james clavell 9781848943124 rakuten kobo. James clavell collection free pdf ebooks downloads. After englishman john blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few europeans know of and even fewer have seenn. A major bestseller, by 1990 the book had sold 15 million copies worldwide.
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