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James Clavell (1921–1994)

Author of Shōgun

122+ Works 25,066 Members 350 Reviews 97 Favorited

About the Author

Screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist, James Clavell, was born on October 10, 1924, in Sydney, Australia. Clavell's full name was Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle. Though he wrote screenplays for such highly-acclaimed films as The Fly, The Great Escape, and To Sir With Love, Clavell is show more best known for his best-selling, grand novels. The novels, which are set in the Far East, include King Rat, Tai-pan, Shogun, Noble House, and Gai-Jin. Remarkable for their scrupulous attention to cultural detail and their innovative plots, Clavell's work has been compared to that of Charles Dickens. Clavell died on September 7, 1994, at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: James Clavell in 1986. Foto achteromslag Wervelwind

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Works by James Clavell

Shōgun (1975) 7,940 copies
Tai-Pan (1966) 3,764 copies
Noble House (1981) 2,975 copies
King Rat (1962) 2,822 copies
Gai-Jin (1993) 2,535 copies
Whirlwind (1986) 1,840 copies
The Great Escape [1963 film] (1963) — Screenwriter — 540 copies
The Children's Story (1963) 372 copies
Thrump-O-Moto (1605) 97 copies
To Sir, with Love [1967 film] (1967) — Director — 97 copies
Noble House Volume 1 (1981) 87 copies
Noble House Vol. 2 (1981) 84 copies
The Fly [1958 film] (1958) — Screenwriter — 44 copies
Whirlwind Volume 1 (1986) 42 copies
Whirlwind: Volume 2 (1972) 41 copies
Tai-Pan: Part 2 (1979) 33 copies
The Last Valley [1971 film] (1971) — Director — 26 copies
Tai-Pan: Part 1 (1966) 24 copies
Noble House [1988 TV Mini-series] (1988) — Screenplay — 19 copies
Shogun Part 1 Of 3 (1991) 17 copies
Changi (2020) 14 copies
Gai-jin / 1. del (1994) 14 copies
Shogun Part 3 Of 3 (1999) 9 copies
Sh¯ogun / 4. bog (1987) 8 copies
Gai-jin / 2. del (1994) 7 copies
Shogun Part 2 Of 3 (1993) 4 copies
Tai-pan {video} 3 copies
XÕGUM 3 copies
Caïd : roman (1984) 2 copies
Il Re (1991) 2 copies
Shogun. [D. 1], Draksådd (1977) 2 copies
Sh¯ogun / 2. bog (1987) 2 copies
Panský dom 1 copy
Tai 1 copy
Gai 1 copy
THANGI 1 copy
CASA NOBRE 1 copy
Recursion (2000) 1 copy
Kralj 1 copy
Smršť. 1 (1995) 1 copy
Il Re 1 copy
Hvirvelvind / Bind 4 (1988) 1 copy
Hvirvelvind / [Bind] 3 (1988) 1 copy
Hvirvelvind / [Bind] 2 (1988) 1 copy
Hvirvelvind / [Bind] 1 (1988) 1 copy
The Little Samurai (1986) 1 copy
Sufah (1988) 1 copy
Gai-Jin Part 3 Of 3 (2000) 1 copy
Torbellino (1988) 1 copy
Hong Kong (1994) 1 copy
Hvirvelvind 1 copy
Menekülés (1999) 1 copy
Xógum 02 1 copy
Xógum 01 1 copy
Noble House / 2. Bog (1986) 1 copy
Šógun 1 1 copy
Smršť. Sv. 2 (1996) 1 copy
2002 1 copy
Šógun 2, 3 1 copy

Associated Works

The Art of War (0500) — Editor, some editions — 22,903 copies
Shōgun [1980 TV mini series] (1980) — Original book — 94 copies

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Perspectives about the agendas, both hidden and public, in regard to the elites willing to take control of essential world elements and thus implant their evil plans. A perspective from a former stock market insider and financier as well an economic analyst.
 
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AldoP | 7 other reviews | Jan 14, 2024 |
A fantastic, fact-based fictional drama of a foreigner integrating into historic Japan. In the end, it is mostly a love story. Nevertheless, the book is filled with deep cultural insights.
Quite a long read, so mostly recommended for people interested in other cultures.
 
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MXMLLN | 131 other reviews | Jan 12, 2024 |
I liked it. Not as much as Shogun or Tai-Pan but it was a good read and I would recommend it to fans of Clavell's other work.
 
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everettroberts | 28 other reviews | Oct 20, 2023 |
I still like Shogun better but Tai-Pan is a very close second. Don't let the size scare you. Just read it.
 
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