James Clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although he wrote the screenplays for a number of acclaimed films, including The Fly (1958), The Great Escape (1963), and To Sir With Love (1967), he is best known for his epic novels in his Asian Saga.
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"A magnificent novel."--Washington Post "A dramatic, utterly
engrossing novel...harsh and brutal in its revelations...James
Clavell is a spellbinding storyteller, a brilliant observer, a man
who understands much and forgives much." --New York Times "Tension
wound up to the snapping point."--Christian Science Monitor
"Breathtaking....worth every word, every ounce, every
penny."--Associated Press "Tension wound up to the snapping
point."--Christian Science Monitor
"A dramatic, utterly engrossing novel...harsh and brutal in its
revelations...James Clavell is a spellbinding storyteller, a
brilliant observer, a man who understands much and forgives much."
-New York Times
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