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Description edit
Dirk Straun, a pirate, smuggler, and ruthless individual, finds glory beyond his dreams as the Tai-Pan, or supreme leader, of Hong Kong. Reissue.
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Characters/People edit
- Dirk Struan: Tai-pan, ruthless, brilliant, inspired.
- Tyler Brock: Struan's rival
- Robb: Dirk's brother
- Longstaff: Add a description of this character.
- Mauss
- Mary Sinclair
- Gordon Chen
- Aristotle Quance
- Tyler
- Cooper
- Wu Kwok
- Scragger
- Horatio
- Gorth
- Skinner
- Tess
- Cudahy
- Wu Fang Choi
- Cunnington
- Wolfgang
- Perry
- Masterson
- Mrs. Fortheringill
Setting & Locations edit
- Hong Kong Island
- China Cloud
- Macao
- Canton
- Asia
- England
- Happy Valley
- Prussia
- Tai Ping Shan
- London Town
- Britain
- France
- East India Company
- Road
- Monsey
- Peking
- Europe
- Glasgow
- Nagrek
- White Witch
- United States
- Scotland
- Singapore
- Trafalgar
- America
- Bengal
- Culum
- Lo Chum
- Washington
- Pacific
- Calcutta
- Canada
- Hoklo
- Pearl River
- Alaska
- Whampoa
- Manila
- Strtum
- Chino Cloud
- Great House
- Peru
- Alabama
- Struzm
First Sentence edit
Dirk Struan came up onto the quarterdeck of the flagship H.M.S. Vengeance, and strode for the gangway.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 6 in Asian Saga. (standard series)
Preceded by Shōgun, and followed by Gai-Jin.
This is book 8 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1966. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Tell No Man, and followed by The Embezzler.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Clavell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 590
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 590
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.L365 1966
- Dewey: 813
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Movie Connections edit
- Tai-Pan (1986) (IMDb): Staring Bryan Brown, and Joan Chen
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