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"God bless mommy and daddy, and please can we have some candy."
James ClavellYour old teacher never explained anything to you? I dont think that wa — James Clavell
"Your old teacher never explained anything to you? I dont think that was very good. Not to explain. You can always ask me anything. Thats what a real teacher should do."
James Clavell
James Clavell
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Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell, known as James Clavell, was a British and American writer, filmmaker and a British Army officer during the Second World War. He is best known for his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television and film adaptations.
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