Name: Tai-Pan
Price: 214.00 ZAR
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Author: James Clavell
ISBN: 9780340750698

Type

Physical Book

Author

James Clavell

Publisher

Hodder and Stoughton

Synopsis "Tai-Pan "

James Clavell's writing is the benchmark against which all other oriental epics are judged.One of the most accessible and exciting of Clavell's earlier books. This is the definitive historical novel. Blood, Sex and Politics, combined with detailed realism. Well over a million copies sold.This is a real insight into the relationship between Eastern and Western cultures, and of course, how they see each other.Stunning new package to reinvigorate sales and bring Clavell to a new generation of readers.'Packed with action... gaudy and flamboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder... grand entertainment' - New York Times

James Clavell

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James Clavell (Sydney, 1921 - Vevey, 1994) was a bestselling author of epic and historical novels, as well as a screenwriter and director in the United States since 1953. Clavell is especially known for the epic novels of his "Asian Saga", among which stand out “Shōgun” (1975), “Tai-Pan” (1966), and “King Rat” (1962).

In addition to his work as a novelist, Clavell wrote the scripts for a series of acclaimed films and also worked as a director and producer. He lived many years in Vancouver and Los Angeles, before settling in Switzerland, where he died in 1994.

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