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James Clavell Dies at 69; Wrote `Shogun,' `Tai-Pan'

The Washington Post | September 8, 1994 | Copyright

James Clavell, 69, the bestselling author of such novels of Far East romance and adventure as "King Rat," "Shogun" "Tai-Pan" and "Noble House," died in Vevey, Switzerland, Sept. 6 after a stroke. Mr. Clavell, who lived in Vevey, had cancer.

"Shogun," which chronicled the exploits of a British navigator in Japan in the early 1600s, was turned into a television miniseries in 1980 starring Richard Chamberlain, and became one of the most successful of its genre ever televised. Mr. Clavell's 1986 novel, "Whirlwind," was auctioned for a record $5 million. His latest novel, "Gai-Jin,"…

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