James Clavell

Noble House

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Clavell's biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read.-Washington Post The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes-fire, flood, landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong-the heart of Asia- rich in every trade. . . money, flesh, opium, power. Praise for Noble HouseFiction for addicts . . . extravagantly romantic . . . a book that you can get lost in for weeks . . . staggering complexity . . . not only is it… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-385-34326-8
EAN: 9780385343268
Produktnummer: 4463235
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 1152 S.
Masse: H23.0 cm x B15.2 cm x D4.5 cm 919 g
Reihenbandnummer: 05
Gewicht: 919

Über den Autor

James Clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although he wrote the screenplays for a number of acclaimed films, including The Fly (1958), The Great Escape (1963), and To Sir With Love (1967), he is best known for his epic novels in his Asian Saga.