Título: Tai-Pan (Asian Saga)
Autor: James Clavell
Sinopse: The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell
"There can only be one Tai-Pan."
Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world's largest Far East trading company. He is now the Tai-Pan -- Supreme Leader -- of all Tai-Pans in China. Along the way, however, he made a powerful enemy. Tyler Brock, Struan's rival from their early opium-smuggling days, also heads a large trading fleet, second in size only to Struan's. But it is not only silks and spices that drive their mutual companies' wealth -- the opium trade is still booming. War between England and China might be over, but the hostilities remain. Struan and Brock come to control much of England's trade with China yet neither can control their desires or their hatred of each other. Over the years, their two families will cross paths, threatening to rip both apart, with reverberations that will echo across the generations.
Struan must fight to save his company and his family, or risk seeing everything he has created destroyed at the hands of his sworn enemy. Ambition, political intrigue, and love and lust weave their way throughout the novel the New York Times called, "grand entertainment...packed with action...with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder." East and West come together in an opulent and intricately plotted narrative. A tour-de-force of historical fiction, rich in detail yet eminently readable, Tai-Pan will stay with you long after the final page.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Tai-Pan (Asian Saga)”, de James Clavell, publicado pela editora Blackstone Publishing, em 2022 e com 808 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Blackstone Publishing
Páginas: 808
Ano: 2022-12-06
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 9798212173483
ISBN13: 9798212173483
Sobre a editora
O catálogo da Blackstone Publishing oferece uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas intensas e cheias de tensão, onde o suspense político e o thriller de espionagem se destacam. Os livros da editora Blackstone Publishing frequentemente exploram conflitos globais, como revoluções e crises internacionais, com personagens imersos em missões arriscadas e dilemas morais profundos. Além disso, há obras que transitam entre o drama familiar e histórias pessoais complexas, com uma linguagem que equilibra ação acelerada e momentos de reflexão. O tom varia entre o sombrio e o dramático, com ritmo dinâmico e enredos que desafiam o leitor a acompanhar reviravoltas e tramas multifacetadas.
