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American novelist (1921-1994)

Also known as: Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell, Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle, Charles Edmund Dumaresq du Clavelle, Джеймс Клавелл, جيمس كلافيل, 제임스 클라벨

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Known works

  • Whirlwind, Volume One (1986)
  • Shōgun (1975)
  • Gai-Jin (Asian Saga (1993)
  • James Clavell's whrilwind (1986)
  • King Rat (1986)