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: 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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1966
Description: Fair-Good. 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. Category: Fiction 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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Dust cover missing. Hard covers in good shape. Great and clean inside copy. 590 p. : maps (on lining papers); 25 cm. 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: 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
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
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good in Good dust jacket. Hbdj, mylar covered, light wear/soil, front cover label, spine label excised damaging spine, libstamp on ffep/title pg/inside rear cover, card pocket on flyleaf, spine loosening at front flyleaf, pgs clean/bright; Ex-Library; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 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
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good+ in Good jacket. First Edition, Fourth Printing, June 1966 (stated); in red boards over tan cloth spine, map endpapers; previous owner's name/address on 2nd FEP else interior clean, binding solid, edges show age-toning; original price intact on front DJ flap, DJ shows sun-fading on spine and edges, and has a number of small and medium chips and small tears around edges, mostly at corners and spine ends (one at center top of front panel); front flap creased. VG-to G+/G DJ. NOT a BCE. 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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