Tai-Pan

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Tai-Pan (1966) '-' Tai-Pan is a 1966 novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1842 following the end of the First Opium War. It is the second book in Clavell's "Asian Saga".Inicialmente apenas uma rocha nua, Hong Kong transformou-se em um dos mais importantes entrepostos comerciais do século XIX. A China ainda fechava-se aos estrangeiros, e os ingleses usaram a ilha para comprar chá e seda, e vender ópio. É nesse cenário que, a partir de 26 de janeiro de 1841, uma colônia nasce e cresce na ilha, onde a luta pela supremacia econômica acontece entre os clãs Struan e Brock. Não há espaço para clemência, só para a guerra surda e intestina, onde as alianças com os poucos chineses que têm contato com os estrangeiros, revela-se primordial. Os amores clandestinos entre ingleses e chinesas, os costumes orientais que começam a se chocar com os novos tempos, o acúmulo de prata, as novas práticas comerciais e a chegada dos primeiros norte-americanos - o autor mostra uma fascinante pintura de um tempo de desbravadores heróicos.====https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai-Pan_(novel)https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultura_de_Hong_Konghttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_House_(novel)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlwind_(novel)https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xógum_(livro)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asian_Saga"(...) The name Asian Saga was first applied to the series after Shōgun had been published. The purpose of the Asian Saga was, according to Clavell—descendant of a family long in service to the British Empire, and who was a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War—to tell "the story of the Anglo-Saxon in Asia.". Four of the six books—Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, Noble House, and Whirlwind—follow the dealings of the great trading company Struan's, the Noble House of Asia (based on Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited), its founder Dirk Struan, and his various descendants. Gai-Jin provides the major link between the Shōgun and Struan's storylines. . .====(*) The Asian Saga ordered by internal chronology:• Shōgun: set in feudal Japan, 1600.• Tai-Pan: set in Hong Kong, 1841.• Gai-Jin: set in Japan, 1862.• King Rat: set in a Japanese POW camp, Singapore, 1945.• Noble House (novel): set in Hong Kong, 1963.• Whirlwind: set in Iran, 1979.Aventura / Cinema / Drama / Ficção / História / Jovem adulto / Literatura Estrangeira / Política / Romance / Suspense e Mistério / Crônicas

Book Details

Pages 739
Language PT
Import Source Skoob
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At April 18, 2025

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