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Tai-Pan is a 1966 novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1842 following the end of the First Opium War. It is the second book in Clavell's Asian Saga, and the first to feature the fictional Struan family.
- James Clavell
- 727
- 1966
- May 16, 1966
Tai-Pan is a 1986 adventure drama film directed by Daryl Duke, loosely based on James Clavell 's 1966 novel of the same name. While many of the same characters and plot twists are maintained, a few smaller occurrences are left out.
- US$25 million
- Maurice Jarre
- November 7, 1986
- Raffaella De Laurentiis
Based on James Clavell's novel, the film follows the rise and fall of a British merchant (Bryan Brown) in 19th century China. The film features historical drama, romance, action and a cast of familiar faces.
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- Daryl Duke
- R
- Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton
James Clavell. 4.29. 52,986 ratings1,350 reviews. Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men.
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- Paperback
“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.
Sep 1, 1986 · 7,987. Book 1 of 6: The Asian Saga. See all formats and editions. “A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages.”—Baltimore Sun.
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.”.
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