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TBR (To Be Read): In praise of 1980s mass paperbacks
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Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada stars in FX’s hit miniseries Shogun (2024). The show was adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 bestseller.
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SINGAPORE – FX’s hit miniseries Shogun (2024) has inspired me to go on a retro reading spree.
The adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 bestseller snagged a record 18 Emmy wins. But this child of the 1980s remembers that decade’s craze for television adaptations of lengthy paperback bestsellers.
