Gai-Jin

Historical Asian Fiction

Author: James Clavell

Librarian’s note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereIt is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos…..Read More

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