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Tai-Pan : the epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong by Clavell, James is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 SunIt 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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Author

Clavell, James

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

1966

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307491572

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction