Author: CLAVELL, JAMES
Title: Gai
Description: New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385310161. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, slight wear to DJ head and tail of spine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; The Asian Saga #3; 6.75 X 2 X 9.75 inches; 1038 pages; Chronologically this book is third in the Asian Saga but was written sixth. "This epic novel by master writer James Clavell, loosely based on the Namamugi Incident and Anglo-Satsuma War that took place in the late 1800s, is a richly researched, panoramic view of Japan’s budding relationship with the Western powers, its sweeping societal changes, and the political upheaval that followed. As Malcolm Struan, the son of Culum and Tess Struan, and a small band of Westerners travel down the Tokaido road, they are attacked by two Satsuma samurai, who mortally wound John Canterbury and seriously injure Malcolm, who then finds reprieve in the merchant village of Yokohama after a narrow escape facilitated by the unscathed Angelique. Angelique Richaud, Malcolm’s penniless but beautiful French companion, is thrown into a world of political intrigue, fierce devotion, unstable family dynamics, blackmail, and secrets as the trading houses battle for supremacy. With a cast of dynamic and fully recognized characters, Gai-Jin spins a tale of passionate love affairs, devastating loss, intense power struggles, and the fight to survive and thrive in a hostile new land that will leave readers longing for another foray into Clavell’s extraordinary Asian Saga.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 0385310161 Japan Fiction::Historical
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Title: Gai
Description: New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385310161. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, slight wear to DJ head and tail of spine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; The Asian Saga #3; 6.75 X 2 X 9.75 inches; 1038 pages; Chronologically this book is third in the Asian Saga but was written sixth. "This epic novel by master writer James Clavell, loosely based on the Namamugi Incident and Anglo-Satsuma War that took place in the late 1800s, is a richly researched, panoramic view of Japan’s budding relationship with the Western powers, its sweeping societal changes, and the political upheaval that followed. As Malcolm Struan, the son of Culum and Tess Struan, and a small band of Westerners travel down the Tokaido road, they are attacked by two Satsuma samurai, who mortally wound John Canterbury and seriously injure Malcolm, who then finds reprieve in the merchant village of Yokohama after a narrow escape facilitated by the unscathed Angelique. Angelique Richaud, Malcolm’s penniless but beautiful French companion, is thrown into a world of political intrigue, fierce devotion, unstable family dynamics, blackmail, and secrets as the trading houses battle for supremacy. With a cast of dynamic and fully recognized characters, Gai-Jin spins a tale of passionate love affairs, devastating loss, intense power struggles, and the fight to survive and thrive in a hostile new land that will leave readers longing for another foray into Clavell’s extraordinary Asian Saga.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 0385310161 Japan Fiction::Historical
Price: US$ 22.50 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 20839
- Book number: 20839
See more books from our catalog: Fiction::Historical::Series