"Although historians sometimes disputed the historical accuracy of Mr. Clavell's novels, no one doubted his gifts as a storyteller, or his ability to draw the reader into a faraway time and place."
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William Grimes in "James Clavell, Best-Selling Storyteller of Far Eastern Epics, Is Dead at 69" in The New York Times (8 September 1994)
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James Clavell
James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian World War II veteran and POW, who became a novelist, screenwriter and director.
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