- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Japanese Prisoners and prisons, Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in Japanese-occupied territory. Here, within the seething mass of humanity, one man, an American corporal, seeks dominance over both captives and captors alike. His weapons are human courage, unblinking understanding of human weaknesses, and total willingness to exploit every opportunity to enlarge his power and corrupt or destroy anyone who stands in his path.From the Paperback edition.
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- Author
- James Clavell
- First published
- November 1986
- Pages
- 391
- Publisher
- Le Livre de poche, Plaza & Janes Editories Sa, Dell Pub.
- Editions
- 49
- Language
- heb, Spanish, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780340750681
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“"I'M GOING TO GET that bloody bastard if I die in the attempt."”
James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; October 10, 1924 – September 6, 1994) was an Australian-born British author, screenwriter, and director, best known for his *Asian Saga* consisting of 6 novels, including the critically acclaimed [*Shōgun*][2] (1975). This epic historical novel, inspired by the story of English navigator William Adams, explores cultural clashes and survival in feudal Japan. It became an international bestseller and has been adapted twice for television: first as a groundbreaking NBC miniseries in 1980 and more recently in 2024 as a critically praised FX/Hulu series. Clavell’s experiences as a World War II prisoner of war in a Japanese camp deeply influence
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