"It 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!"--P. [4] of cover.
Tai-Pan
the epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong
Ce livre fait peut-être partie de la série The Asian saga.
James Clavell: Tai-Pan (2009, Delta Trade Paperbacks)
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601 pages
Langue : English
Publié 9 août 2009 par Delta Trade Paperbacks.
Sujets
- British -- China -- Fiction
- Hong Kong (China) -- Fiction
- China -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction