Shogen 1-2

Book name: Shogun 1-2 Author: James Clavell Publisher: Aseer Books Number of pages: 1432 Summary: Two cultures, two different ways of life. Worlds collide when the English captain John Blackthorne finds himself lost on the shores of Japan in the seventeenth century. After the Englishman Blackthorne loses his way at sea, he wakes up to find himself in a place rarely known to Europeans and seen by fewer — Japan. Thrust into the closed society of Japan, where the line between life and death is as thin as a sword's edge. Blackthorne must deal not only with a foreign people with unfamiliar customs and language but also with his own concepts of morality, truth, and freedom. And while internal political conflict and cultural clashes lead to an inevitable and unavoidable struggle, Blackthorne's loyalty and strength of character are tested by emotion and loss, as he finds himself torn between two worlds that will change forever. Shogun masterfully explores the grandeur and harsh reality of life in feudal Japan.