James Clavell
Gai-Jin
'A herculean achievement . . .strong plot and strong characterisation' The TimesIt is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan, who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves.At the head of the Shogunate party is the Lord Yoshi, a direct descendant of Shogun Toranaga, who shares all of his ancestor's cunning and ambition. 'A passionate portrait of suffering . .. a strange and gripping tale of a nation's deflowerment' Mail on Sunday
'A herculean achievement . . .strong plot and strong characterisation' The TimesIt is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan, who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves.At the head of the Shogunate party is the Lord Yoshi, a direct descendant of Shogun Toranaga, who shares all of his ancestor's cunning and ambition. 'A passionate portrait of suffering . .. a strange and gripping tale of a nation's deflowerment' Mail on Sunday
Jazyk | anglický |
Vydavateľ | Hodder & Stoughton |
Počet strán | 1232 |
Typ viazania | Paperback / softback |
Hmotnosť (g) | 830 g |
Rozmery (š-v-h) | 197 x 129 x 54 |
EAN | 9780340766170 |
Dodacia doba | nedostupné |