Shipwrecked English pilot John Blackthorne is stranded in feudal Japan in 1600, where he becomes entangled in the political maneuvering of the warlord Toranaga as the country lurches toward civil war, learning its language, customs, and the price of loyalty along the way.
Books mentioned in Shogun (3)
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: “"I took my wife to Romeo and Juliet and she liked it very much." He explained the plots to her.”
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: “Perhaps we'd see The Taming of the Shrew or A Midsummer Night's Dream or Romeo and Juliet.”
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare: “Perhaps we'd see The Taming of the Shrew or A Midsummer Night's Dream or Romeo and Juliet.”