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Tai-Pan

byJames Clavell

Genres: Mythology
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.

Language

en

Format

eBook

ISBN

9781848943155

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction with complex characters and themes of power and survival.

Topics PowerSurvival
MoodTense, Suspenseful
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

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