About this title: A thriller which tells of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, where Dirk Struan, the ruler or tai-pan, fights to establish himself and his dynasty as the masters of the Far East. From the author of SHOGUN, KING RAT, NOBLE HOUSE and GAI-JIN.
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Description: Fair. Ex-library book with usual stickers and markings. Typical library reading and shelf wear. Has a SALVAGE stamp inside or on page edges. Has bumped corners and worn edges. Well used! read more
Description: Good. B0007G5WYQ Used-Good. Cover is creased and soiled a tad, but the binding is tight and the pages are in great shape. No loose pages or marks. Excellent reading copy. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Great customer service and a no problem, EZ return policy. Real people, real service, since 1981. read more
Edition: Bomc/Bce
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1966
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -Bomc/Bce, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good Minus Condition. No Jacket. Moderate wear to red boards, front hinge is cracked, pages are clean; still good reading copy. BCE. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Inventory No: 052920. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No dust jacket. 594 p. : maps (on lining papers); 25 cm. tope cover edge worn, page edges have some staining on top and side read more
Description: Very Good. NO DUST JACKET. GREAT BOOK GREAT READ! VERY GOOD CONDITION-HAS NORMAL TANNING FROM AGING-PAGES CLEAN, MINOR COVER AND EDGE WEAR, NICE BINDING. NOT AN EX LIBRARY. WE SHIP FAST! THANK YOU. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Dell Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good with no dust jacket. Pb, light wear/soil, crease at spine/corners, spine ends re-inforced, small nibble at lower front corner; 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 734 pages. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, NY
Date Published: 1966
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Red boards have rubbed edges, spinecover in burgundy library reinforcing tape, front inside hinge beginning to crack. Pages are clean, text has no markings. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, NY
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Red boards have rubbed edges, front inside hinge beginning to crack. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. read more
Edition: Appears to be a First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good in good dust jacket. DJ shows wear all around, small tears, slight soiling, covers slightly bumped, no other markings/rips/tears noted. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. 594p. : maps (on lining papers); 25 cm. Red cloth over boards with black design and title on front and spine. Maps line the inside at both the front and back. The book is in very good condition with clean pages and no marks of any kind other than a slight tanning from age. read more
Description: Reader copy. Previous library hardcover; cover edges have some curling; cover has wear at bottom of spine; some stamps/stickers no marks or writing within text; RTB178. read more
"Since Clavell is one of my favourite writers I culdn't not forget about Tai Pan. This novel, which was preceeded by Shogun and was followed by Gai-Jin continues the story of Dirk Struan ans Tyler Brooks, death enemies even if before were shipmates. They're running two huge trading companies, being in continous competition from personal and professional point of view. Stuan is made by J.Clavell "Tai-Pan" - the head of the biggest trade companies from Asia. The novel has political substrat and describes perfectly the relation between European traders and chinese which were hostile and also puts the accent on the trade policies of British Parliament in the case of opium. Chinese culture is fascinating."
"I wish there was a 3.5 stars on here, but I figured it was closer to 4 than 3 in my opinion.
Good things: The pacing, first of all. This is one book, that, despite being quite long, does not drag on and on.
The characters: although I think they could've used a little more time and development, they're certainly intriguing and I think everyone can find someone they root for here.
Bad things: Main character may seem a bit Gary-Stuish to some people. I personally don't find that to be true, but others might.
also things just seemed to wrap up to perfectly.
Final thoughts: an engrossing read. Definitely recommended to people who like fast paced books."
"This book was hard to read. I plowed through it because it was chosen for our book discussion group to read. The trade business and political stuff was not easy to get through. I only stuck with it because finally by page 200 or so I decided I was interested in the relationship issues. I wanted to know how all that with Struan and May May and Calum would turn out in the end."
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