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Binding
Mass Market Paperback
Weight
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Product Group
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ISBN
0440184622
Book Title
Tai-Pan
Item Length
6.9in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
1986
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
James Clavell
Genre
Fiction
Topic
War & Military, Political, Historical
Item Width
4.2in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Number of Pages
736 Pages

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"A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages."-- Baltimore Sun It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler...Tai-Pan! Praise for Tai-Pan "Unforgettable." --Chicago Tribune "[James] Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner." -- Cosmopolitan "Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. . . . Such a book is Tai-Pan ." -- Pittsburgh Press "Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous." -- The New York Times

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0440184622
ISBN-13
9780440184621
eBay Product ID (ePID)
428037

Product Key Features

Book Title
Tai-Pan
Author
James Clavell
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Political, Historical
Publication Year
1986
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
736 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
6.9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
4.2in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Ps3553.L365
Reviews
"Unforgettable!"- Chicago Tribune "A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you…a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships…dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages." Baltimore Sun "Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner."- Cosmopolitan "Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts…. Such a book is Tai-Pan." - Pittsburgh Press "Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous." - New York Times, "Unforgettable!"-Chicago Tribune "A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you…a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships…dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages." Baltimore Sun "Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner."-Cosmopolitan "Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts…. Such a book isTai-Pan."-Pittsburgh Press "Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous." -New York Times From the Paperback edition.
Copyright Date
1966
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Series
Asian Saga Ser.
Dewey Edition
21

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  • by sheakleyantiques
    May 12, 2009

    Tai-Pan by James Clavell

    Tai-Pan starts its story in 1841 with the founding of Hong Kong. The main character Dirk Struan, otherwise known as Tai-Pan, is a China Trader and head of The Noble House, the leading trading company in the orient at that time. Based on real history, it tells a very exciting and interesting tale of the cut-throat competition between the China Traders at that time. They put everything on the line each trading season. They smuggle opium, trade in tea, silks, and anything else that can show a profit. The main rival of Dirk Struan is Tyler Brock, an obsessed man that would do absolutely anything to bring down the Noble House. The book is full of interesting characters, suach as: May May, Struan's Chinese mistress, a collection of China Traders, the Govenor, Military and Naval men, and a host ...

  • by calis-rober
    Apr 24, 2019

    Gifted!

    James Clavell is a gifted astute writer versed in the History of Japan and the Orient culture like no other. The man spent time in a P.O.W. camp actually and then wrote a book about it also. Many twists and turns in his stories, you revel in how this man's mind works, he is so brilliant in his details.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by wiratkit
    Aug 28, 2016

    Love these books, good to have for collection

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: kwbooknook

  • by lmK2sjqHQIa@Deleted
    Dec 08, 2011

    I would recommend this to anybody interested in these types of novels.

    Great book. Good reading and continued interest throughout the book. I would certainly recommend to all readers who have an interest in James Clavell's series of books.

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