![]() ![]() King Rat: set in a Japanese POW camp, Singapore, 1945.The purpose of the Asian Saga was, according to Clavell-descendant of a family long in service to the British Empire, and who was a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War-to tell "the story of the Anglo-Saxon in Asia". The name Asian Saga was first applied to the series after ShÅgun had been published. The novels all centre on Europeans in Asia, and together explore the impact on East and West of the meeting of these two distinct civilizations. The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 19. JSTOR ( October 2007) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message). ![]() ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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