Shogun Summary
James Clavell

Everything you need to understand or teach Shogun by James Clavell.

  • Shogun Summary & Study Guide
  • 1 Student Essay
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  • 30 Shogun Lessons
  • 20 Activities
  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
  • 20 Essay Questions
  • Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
  • ...and more

Shogun Summary

Although not considered great literature by most critics, Shogun: A Novel of Japan made its author, James du Maresq Clavell, one of the most widely read twentieth-century novelists. The novel contains war, trade disputes, cultural clash, passion, death, and descriptions of beauty that have kept readers up until dawn. Such features make Clavell an "old-fashioned storyteller" who spins captivating yarns rather than an artiste like Virginia Woolf or Thomas Pynchon. Clavell's survival of...

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Study Pack

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Shogun Study Guide

Lesson Plan

Shogun Lesson Plans contain 122 pages of teaching material, including: