Shōgun, Volume 1 by James Clavell
An English pilot, shipwrecked on the shores of early-17th-century Japan, becomes an uneasy guest and valuable asset in a volatile struggle for power among rival daimyo; taken into the service of a shrewd warlord, he is forced to navigate bewildering customs, Jesuit intrigue, and the rigid code of the samurai. As he slowly learns the language and ways of the country, his technical knowledge and stubborn individuality both fascinate and alarm his hosts, while a cultured, multilingual noblewoman helps him adapt and deepens the moral and emotional stakes. Political plotting, ritual violence, and cultural collision combine into a tense portrait of a foreigner’s slow transformation and the dangerous games of strategy that will shape the nation’s future.
- Published
- 1975
- Nationality
- Australian
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- Original Language
- English
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- - Shogun
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