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Shōgun, Part One (The Asian Saga) Paperback – Unabridged, December 12, 2023
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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 world, is now available for the first time in serial format. Part One contains the first half of the complete novel.
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne's loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss, and he is torn between two worlds that will each be forever changed.
Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shogun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Shogun is, as the New York Times put it, ‘'not only something you read--you live it.'‘
Also available: Shogun: Part Two
- Print length704 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBlackstone Publishing Inc
- Publication dateDecember 12, 2023
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.5 x 8 inches
- ISBN-13979-8212895194
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"A colossal work in every way...A huge panorama...but you won't want it shorter by one sentence."
-- "Cosmopolitan""A tale surging with action, intrigue, and love...A huge cast...Vast and dramatic...Stunning...savage...beautiful."
-- "Publishers Weekly""Adventure and action, the suspense of danger, shocking, touching human relationships...A climactic human story."
-- "Los Angeles Times""An epic novel by every definition...Any lover of book reading, good story, and superb writing craftsmanship will be totally adsorbed by this, Clavell's finest novel."
-- "Barnes&Noble.com""An epic novel that cuts bloodred deep into the beating heart of the timeless quest for power. Clavell's work is rightly positioned among the must-read historical fiction classics."
-- "Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel and The Force""An utterly engrossing classic that still thrills to this day. James Clavell's Shōgun draws you in and never lets you go. This epic story epitomizes the will to battle fiercely despite impossible odds. A riveting must-read."
-- "Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author""I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one. Perhaps it was the author's Hong Kong novel Tai-Pan...James Clavell breathes narrative. It's almost impossible not to continue to read Shōgun once having opened it. Yet it's not only something that you read--you live it...People, customs, settings, needs, and desires all become so enveloping you forget who and where you are...It's irresistible."
-- "New York Times"Adventure, intrigue, love...death, bloodshed, and sex...You'll love it!"
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Product details
- ASIN : B0CMYB29G8
- Publisher : Blackstone Publishing Inc; Paperback edition (December 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 704 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8212895194
- Item Weight : 1.26 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.5 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #41 in War Fiction (Books)
- #64 in Family Saga Fiction
- #97 in Classic Literature & Fiction
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About the author
James Clavell, the son of a Royal Navy family, was educated in Portsmouth before, as a young artillery officer, he was captured by the Japanese at the Fall of Singapore. It was on this experience that his bestselling novel KING RAT was based. He maintained this oriental interest in his other great works: TAI-PAN, SHOGUN, NOBLE HOUSE and GAI JIN. Clavell lived for many years in Vancouver and Los Angeles, before settling in Switzerland, where he died in 1994.
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