Before the Dawn

by Toson Shimazaki · 1987

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An historical novel portrays the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the changes in Japanese life after the arrival of Commodore Perry.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
JapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 816 pages

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