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Tai-Pan is a 1966 novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1842 following the end of the First Opium War. It is the second book in Clavell's Asian Saga, and the first to feature the fictional Struan family.
James Clavell. 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.
The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell. “There can only be one Tai-Pan.” Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world’s largest Far East trading company.
The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 1962 and 1993. The novels all center on Europeans in Asia, and together they explore the impact on East and West of the meeting of these two distinct civilizations.
The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 1962 and 1993. The novels all centre on Europeans in Asia, and together explore the impact on East and West of the meeting of these two distinct civilizations.
53,854 ratings. Book 1 of 6: The Asian Saga. See all formats and editions. “There can only be one Tai-Pan.”. Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world’s largest Far East trading company.
- James Clavell
James Clavell. Follow. Tai-Pan Mass Market Paperback – Sept. 1 1986. by James Clavell (Author) 4.6 8,939 ratings. Book 1 of 6: The Asian Saga. See all formats and editions. It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland.
- James Clavell
Dec 6, 2022 · 4.6 8,939 ratings. Book 1 of 6: The Asian Saga. See all formats and editions. The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell. There can only be one Tai-Pan.
- James Clavell
My introduction to James Clavell was Tai-Pan and the unforgettable characters of Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock. It is the first book in his Asian Saga series.
Sep 1, 1986 · Tai-Pan (Asian Saga) Mass Market Paperback – September 1, 1986. by James Clavell (Author) 4.7 8,982 ratings. Book 1 of 6: The Asian Saga. See all formats and editions.
