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Description edit
"Whirlwind" is the story of three weeks in Tehran in February 1979: three weeks of fanaticism, passion, self-sacrifice and heartbreak. Caught between the revolutionaries and the forces of international intrigue is a team of professional pilots. They are ordered to flee to safety with their... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Erikki
- Abdollah Khan
- Jean-luc
- Rudi
- Starke
- Ahmed
- Khomeini
- Hakim Khan
- Andy
- Hashemi
- Ross
- Hussain
- Scragger
- Zataki
- Tommy
- Kasigi
- Gavallan
- Ayre
- Pettikin
- Charlie
- Armstrong
- Nitchak Khan
- Manuela
- Talbot
- Gaya
- Willi
- Sharazad
- Duncan
- Meshang
- Wazari
- Shah
- Vossi
- Pietro
- Dubois
- Bayazid
- Duke
- Paula
- Mzytryk
- Azadeh
- Johnny
- Tom Lochart
- Zarah
- Bakhtiar
- Freddy
- Tenzing
Setting & Locations edit
Iran 1979
- Iran-toda
- Tehran
- Farsi
- Tabriz
- Kuwait
- Gulf
- Kowiss
- Islam
- Rosemont
- Valik
- Isfahan
- Bahrain
- Hong Kong
- Al Shargaz
- London
- Savak
- Azerbaijan
- Baghdad
- Rakoczy
- North Sea
- Japan
- Abadan
- England
- Sayada
- Iraq
- Newbury
- Tbilisi
- France
- Guerney
- China
- America
- Bakravan
- Turkey
- Kharg
- Koran
- Afghanistan
- Finland
- Dubai
- Switzerland
- Nigeria
- Guineppa
- Rig Rosa
- Ahwaz
- Oman
- Scotland
- Mac
First Sentence edit
IN THE ZAGROS MOUNTAINS: SUNSET. Now the sun touched the horizon and the man reined in his horse tiredly, gladthat the time for prayer had come.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 6 in Asian Saga. (standard series)
Preceded by Noble House.
This book is in Big Fat Books. (community list)
This is book 3 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1986. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Clavell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Williuam Morrow
Country: US
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0688066631
Page Count: 1146
Publisher: Williuam Morrow
Country: US
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0688066631
Page Count: 1146
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553 .L354 W5 1986
- Dewey: 813.54
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- Wikipedia article: Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. It forms part of The Asian Saga and is chronologically the last book in the series. Set in Iran in early 1979, it follows the fortunes of a group of Struans helicopter pilots, Iranian officials and oil men and their families in the turmoil surrounding the fall of the Iranian monarchy and the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Like many of Clavell's novels, it is very long and is composed of many interweaving plot strands involving a large cast of characters, as well as a detailed portrayal of Iranian culture.
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