shogun

in 1975, clavell published shogun, his magnum opus that took the literary critics by storm. new york times book reviewer webster schott wrote, clavell has a gift, he breathes narrative his hero is not a person but a place and a time, medieval japan on the threshold of becoming a sea power schott 1975. the novel seized the popular imagination, and blackthorne, toranaga, lady mariko, arigato, and konnichi-wa soon became household words among his readers. book sales exceeded seven million copies. eric majors, a personal friend of clavells associated with hodder and stoughton publishers, explained the huge popularity of the book by saying it took the western mind into a completely different world. it was the first time that one began to understand the japanese. indeed, shogun is considered to be one of the most effective depictions of cross-cultural encounters ever written.
shogun came to life on televison in 1980 in the form of a five part, 12 hour miniseries sh...