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James Clavell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (1 July 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340750693
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340750698
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Intensely readable and exciting' (Sunday Telegraph )

'James Clavell is a teller of stories. They are complicated and exciting, and you are desperate to know what will happen to his characters because they are like the people you know from your own life and experience, set in strange and sometimes terrible circumstances' (John Simpson )

'Packed with action . . . gaudy and flamboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder . . . grand entertainment' (New York Times )

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read Shogun because of an interest in all things Japanese. Having liked Clavell's writing style so much, I decided to read more of his books. I wasn't disappointed. Tai-Pan is even better than Shogun. The characterisation is excellent and makes you love a character who is essentially a bit of a pirate. Now hooked on the fortunes of the Struan Company, I have to read the complete set.

Death and damnation to Tyler Brock and all his descendants!!!
Long live the Noble House.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Engrossing! 7 Dec 2002
Format:Paperback
Tai-Pan tells the true story of the largest trading company in Asia, and how he succeceded in making Hong Kong British.
The story itself cannot be summarised, I have never read a book with so much attention to detail. Dozens of subplots, Deadly Intrique,Manipulation,Sex,Politics,War,rivalries. Just an all round Epic which evryone must read!

Clavell creates rich characters which you will remember for many a year, Straun,Orlov and Quance stand out. He mixes Drama with Action, Action with Humor,etc and sub-plots which seem impossibly entwined.
You will be transported to a different world, one you will not want to leave.
One of the greatest books I have ever read, everyone should read at least once a year.

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Initially when I picked up this book I expected to be slightly disappointed as I believed there was no way it could measure up to the awesome Shogun by the same author. How wrong I was! If anything this is even better and is a more rounded story featuring an ending, something which Clavell in Shogun seemed to forget to write.

Dirk Struan is a neatly nuanced hero and the wily Brock along with his betsial son Gorth make compelling brutish enemies. Tai-Pan is the kind of historical novel which does not deserve the scorn that is often poured on the genre. Quite simply, adventure storytelling at its best.

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Some sequels do match the first installment
James Clavell has to be one of the best authours of all time, forget Shakespeare, this guy has him licked. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robert
tai-pan
If this is your first James Clavell read, then you are in for a treat. You will live in Japan for the duration of the novell
Published 2 months ago by johnl
A rollercoaster ride
Other reviewers have said it before me. Tai Pan is a heady mixture of larger-than-life characters, bawdiness, Machiavellian political machinations and frontier adventure with a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thomas JS Bishop
Worth reading
Its a good book, but the start is very slow.Plus i didnt find the story as exciting as Shogun for example or Gaijin. But still a good read.
Published 11 months ago by Silvia
Even better than Shogun!
OK, so that depends on what you want from a novel, but whereas Shogun was about the evolution of a man (I understand the context within which he develops - but that is largely the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by AdeG
Asian Epic of the First Order
Tai-Pan is an epic tale of the swashbuckling Dirk Struan, founder of a British trading company, Noble House. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Howard Wright
Perfect condition and the book well read it years ago, is as good now...
Perfect condition and the book well read it years ago, is as good now as it was then if not better.
Published 21 months ago by Aaron
Follow up to first book...
This book comes after the wonderful novel - 'Noble House' - so giving the reader more of the same great tales. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Varalagom
Good... but not the 'Great' book I was expecting
Conn Iggulden puts Tai-Pan at number 1 in his favourite books list. Since Conn is one my my favourite authors, I had expected to love Tai-Pan. Read more
Published 24 months ago by N. Green
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