Tai-Pan
The Second Novel of the Asian Saga
Seiten
1999
Hodder Paperback (Verlag)
978-0-340-75069-8 (ISBN)
Hodder Paperback (Verlag)
978-0-340-75069-8 (ISBN)
The bestselling classic set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong repackaged for a new generation of readers.
'Intensely readable and exciting' Sunday Telegraph
Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.
'Packed with action . . . gaudy and flamboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder . . . grand entertainment' New York Times
'Intensely readable and exciting' Sunday Telegraph
Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.
'Packed with action . . . gaudy and flamboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder . . . grand entertainment' New York Times
James Clavell, the son of a Royal Navy family, was educated in Portsmouth before, as a young artillery officer, he was captured by the Japanese at the Fall of Singapore. After the war Clavell worked in the film industry producing a number of successful films including To Sir with Love. He died in 1994.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.1999 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Asian Saga |
| Zusatzinfo | none |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 477 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| ISBN-10 | 0-340-75069-3 / 0340750693 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-75069-8 / 9780340750698 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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