King Rat, Clavell James

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Gai-Jin
ISBN: 0340766174 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340766170
Издательство: Hodder
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Цена: 15170.00 T
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Описание: A repackaged edition of the classic brilliantly-written bestseller about the opening up of 19th Century Japan

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Gai-Jin
ISBN: 1094188050 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781094188058
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 22980.00 T
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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 Tōkaidō 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.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Whirlwind
ISBN: 0340766182 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340766187
Издательство: Hodder
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Описание: James Clavell`s classic portrayal of the Iranian revolution at its height in fresh new packaging to appeal to a new generation.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Shogun
ISBN: 0340839945 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340839942
Издательство: Hodder
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Цена: 9100.00 T
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Описание: Presents an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, this novel charts Blackthorne`s rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Escape
ISBN: 0340899638 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340899632
Издательство: Hodder
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Цена: 11120.00 T
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Описание: The classic love story set in Iran is repackaged for a new generation.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Escape
ISBN: 0340654163 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340654163
Издательство: Hodder
Цена: 8090.00 T
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Описание: The Shah is thrown out of Iran and the nations's turmoil becomes world headlines. Caught in this shifting world of fanaticism, ambition, duplicity, heartbreak, and violent death are the foreign helicopter pilots who have been servicing the oilfields.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Whirlwind
ISBN: 0340406844 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340406847
Издательство: Hodder
Цена: 7070.00 T
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Описание: A thriller revolving around three weeks of fanaticism, passion, self-sacrifice and heartbreak in Tehran in February 1979. An epic, abundant in sub-plots, characters, intrigue and atmosphere.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Children`s Story
ISBN: 0440204682 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780440204688
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 5510.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell--a talk with his young daughter just home from school--that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes. He writes, "The Children's Story came into being that day. It was then that I really realized how vulnerable my child's mind was --any mind, for that matter--under controlled circumstances. Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quickly--almost by itself. Barely three words were changed. It pleases me greatly because I kept asking the questions...

Questions like, What's the use of 'I pledge allegiance' without understanding? Like Why is it so easy to divert thoughts? Like What is freedom? and Why is so hard to explain?

The Children's Story keeps asking me all sorts of questions I cannot answer. Perhaps you can--then your child will...."

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Gai-jin
ISBN: 044021680X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780440216803
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 6130.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Grand in scope and scale, filled with the richness and passion of two great histories coming together, Gai-jin is the long-awaited sixth novel in James Clavell's magnificent Asian Saga. Sweeping us back to the enigmatic and elusive land of his best-selling Shogun, he weaves an extraordinary tale of Japan, now newly open to gai-jin - foreigners - and teeming with contradictions as the ancient and the modern meet in a clash of cultures, of nations, of generations. It is 1862, and in Japan's Foreign Settlement of Yokohama, reverberations from an explosive act of violence will forever alter - and connect - the lives of the major characters. Malcolm Struan, at twenty, is heir to the title of tai-pan of the most powerful and bitterly contested English trading company in the Orient, the Noble House. Malcolm's fate, and that of his family's legacy, become inextricably intertwined with that of a beautiful young French woman, Angelique Richaud. Desired by many, loved purely and passionately by Malcolm, Angelique will hold the future of the Noble House in her hands. Intricately interwoven into the story of the struggle for control of the Noble House is a powerful parallel story of the Land of the Gods, Japan, a country ripped apart by greed, idealism, and terrorism as groups of young xenophobic revolutionaries, ronin, attempt to seize the Shogunate and expel the hated gai-jin from Japan. One man, Lord Toranaga Yoshi, a direct descendant of the first Toranaga Shogun, attempts not only to protect the Shogunate, but to usher it, and Japan, into the modern age. Amid the brutality and heroism, the betrayals and the stunning romance, a multilayered, complex story unfolds. Here the dark and erotic worldof the pleasure houses - the Ladies of the Willow World, spies, and terrorists - meets the world of pageantry and power - monarchs and diplomats. And here East meets West in an inevitable collision of two equally powerful cultures as James Clavell creates a vibrant and authentic

Автор: Clavell James
Название: King Rat
ISBN: 0440145465 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780440145462
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Цена: 5510.00 T
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Описание: An uncut edition of a thriller set in Changi, the most notorious prisoner-of-war camp in the Far East, telling of King Rat, just one of a few men who has the wits, luck and strength to survive. From the author of TAI-PAN, SHOGUN, NOBLE HOUSE and GAI-JIN.

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Noble House
ISBN: 0440164842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780440164845
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 6130.00 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: "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 House

"Fiction for addicts . . . extravagantly romantic . . . a book that you can get lost in for weeks . . . staggering complexity . . . not only is it as long as life, it's also as rich with possibilities."--New York Times

"Tremendous entertainment . . . a seamless marvel of pure storytelling."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"A mesmerizer . . . spellbinding."--Los Angeles Times

"Breathtaking . . . only terms like colossal, gigantic, titanic, incredible, unbelievable, gargantuan, are properly descriptive . . . . Clavell has made himself the king of super-adventure thrillers."--Chicago Tribune Book World

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Shogun
ISBN: 0440178002 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780440178002
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Цена: 6750.00 T
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Описание: A bold English adventuer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in a mighty saga of a time and place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust and the struggle for power. "Superbly crafted...grips the reader like a riptide...gets the juices flowing!" -- "Washington Star." "Exciting, totally absorbing...be prepared for late nights, meals unlasting, buisness unattended..." -- "Philadelphia Inquirer." "Adventure and action, the suspense of danger, shocking, touching human relationships...a climactic human story." -- "Los Angeles Times."

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Tai-pan
ISBN: 0440184622 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780440184621
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 6620.00 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler... Tai-Pan!

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Noble House
ISBN: 0385343264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780385343268
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 12260.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: "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 House

"Fiction for addicts . . . extravagantly romantic . . . a book that you can get lost in for weeks . . . staggering complexity . . . not only is it as long as life, it's also as rich with possibilities."--New York Times

"Tremendous entertainment . . . a seamless marvel of pure storytelling."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"A mesmerizer . . . spellbinding."--Los Angeles Times

"Breathtaking . . . only terms like colossal, gigantic, titanic, incredible, unbelievable, gargantuan, are properly descriptive . . . . Clavell has made himself the king of super-adventure thrillers."--Chicago Tribune Book World

Автор: Clavell James
Название: Shogun
ISBN: 0340766166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340766163
Издательство: Hodder
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Цена: 13720.00 T
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Описание: James Clavell`s most famous and best-loved novel repackaged for a new generation