by James Clavell · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253041672
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«Tai-Pan» is the historical novel by James Clavell, published by Librairie Générale Française in paperback (946 pages, in French).
Set in the days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, it tells the story of Dirk Struan, the Tai-Pan, owner of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. Pirate, opium smuggler and born manipulator, Struan fights to establish his dynasty and become the undisputed master of the East.
Second instalment of James Clavell's Asian Saga. Originally published in English in 1966, this French edition includes the translation by France-Marie Watkins.
For readers of classic historical and adventure fiction, as well as for followers of the Asian Saga who want to complete the series.
Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell, known as James Clavell, was a British and American writer, filmmaker and a British Army officer during the Second World War. He is best known for his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television and film adaptations.
