Tai-Pan: The Second Novel of the Asian Saga by James Clavell (English) Paperback

Description: Tai-Pan by James Clavell The bestselling classic set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong repackaged for a new generation of readers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Intensely readable and exciting Sunday TelegraphSet 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 Author Biography 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. Review Packed with action . . . gaudy and flamboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder . . . grand entertainment - New York TimesIntensely readable and exciting - Sunday TelegraphJames Clavell is a teller of stories. They are complicated and exciting, and you are desperate to know what will happen to his characters because they are like the people you know from your own life and experience, set in strange and sometimes terrible circumstances - John Simpson Promotional The bestselling classic set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong repackaged for a new generation of readers. Long Description 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. Review Quote James Clavell is a teller of stories. They are complicated and exciting, and you are desperate to know what will happen to his characters because they are like the people you know from your own life and experience, set in strange and sometimes terrible circumstances Promotional "Headline" The bestselling classic set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong repackaged for a new generation of readers. Details ISBN0340750693 Author James Clavell Pages 688 ISBN-10 0340750693 ISBN-13 9780340750698 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1924 Media Book Year 1999 Publication Date 1999-07-01 Imprint Hodder Paperback Subtitle The Second Novel of the Asian Saga Series The Asian Saga Illustrations none Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Language English UK Release Date 1999-07-01 Audience General AU Release Date 1999-08-05 NZ Release Date 1999-08-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1272125;

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