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Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. 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. The first novel of the asian saga by clavell, james from amazons fiction books store. Clavell was a world war ii veteran and was a japanese pow experiences he borrowed upon in his career as a novelist most notably in king rat. Shogun volume 2 1975 read online free book by james clavell.
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He is best known for his epic asian saga novels, which launched with the 1962 bestseller king rat, and their televised adaptations. The novels all centre on europeans in asia, and together explore the impact on east and west of the meeting of these two distinct civilizations. Oct 29, 2015 james clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in sydney, new south wales, australia. James clavell is the author of books such as shogun. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.
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