The story is told by the English captain of the Dutch ship John Blackthorne and the readers see the events trough his perception. The historical background of the story is diluted by imaginary events and characters, which add adventurousness and zest to the story. The novel is based on real historical events and some characters of the novel are real historical personalities. The novel described feudal Japan and the raise of Tokugawa leyasu to the Shogunate. Clavell possesses a perfect knowledge of Oriental history, culture, traditions and way of thinking and that makes him able to recreate the atmosphere of early 17th century Japan. The story is a mixture of war, death, trade conflicts, love, passion and beautiful descriptions, which interlace in skillful story lines and make the reader interested till the end of the novel. Shogun is a story about an English pilot from the ship named Erasmus, who has to go into a dangerous sale in order to break the Portuguese monopoly on the trade with Japan. The novel is written in a form of historical fiction and both, readers who appreciate adventurous and action novel and those, who like history, will find it useful and interesting reading. Shogun is a first part of the Asian Saga. In his books, Clavell builds a bridge between East and West, joining together two different civilizations, two different ways of thinking. Several years spent in a Japanese death camp gave him an opportunity to learn the history, culture and traditions of this country from inside. James Maresq Clavell wrote a lot of novels about East.
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