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Description edit
Under the eyes of the KGB, the CIA, and the People's Republic of China, British and American businessmen maneuver for control of Hong Kong's oldest trading house. Reissue.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Ian Dunross: Tai Pan of the Noble Hosue
- Linc Bartlett: President of Par-Con Industries
- K.C. Tcholok: Executive Vice-President of Par-Con Inudstries
- Quillan Gornt: Tai Pan of Rothwell-Gornt, bitter rivals of the Nobel House.
- Orlanda Ramos: Former Mistress of Gornt, Eurasian beauty.
- Robert Armstrong: Superintendent, CID Kowloon
- Roger Crosse: Superintendent, Special Investigations
- Brain Kwok: Top Investigator, SI
- Four Fingers Wu: Head of the Silver Lotus, Suspected of Narcotics trafficking
- Phillip Chen: Compradore of the Noble House
- Gregor Suslev: KGB Colonel in Hong Kong, leader of spy ring Sevrin
- Ed Langan: FBI Counterintelligence Agent in Hong Kong
- Stanley Rosemont: Senior CIA Official in Hong Kong
- Andrew Gallavan: Executive of the Noble House
- Jacues D'ville: Executive of the Nobel House
- Linbar Struan: Young executive of the Nobel House
- Peter Marlowe: Ex-RAF Pilot turned writer investigating a book in Hong Kong
- John Chen: Philip's son who is working secretly with Par Con to undermine the Noble House.
- Paul Choy: Four Finger Wu's son.
- Richard Kwang: Head of Ho Pac Bank.
- Sevrin: Add a description of this character.
- Travkin
- Plumm
- Geoffrey
- Jacques
- Havergill
- Dirk Struan: Ian's ancestor who started the Noble House.
- Claudia: Secretary for Ian Dunross
- Pugmire
- Murtagh
- Venus Poon
- Penelope
- Gavallan
- Lim
- Alastair Struan: Former Tai Pan of the Noble House.
Setting & Locations edit
- Hong Kong
- China
- Asia
- London
- Victoria
- Kowloon
- Macao
- England
- States
- Taipei
- Japan
- Orlando
- Shanghai
- America
- Singapore
- Banastasio
- Cantonese
- Canada
- Soviet Russia
- Penn
- Colony
- Taiwan
- New York
- Peking
- Haklo
- Vietnam
- Turf Club
- Bangkok
- Metkin
- France
- Sydney
- Great House
- Scotland
- India
- Switzerland
- Vladivostok
- Washington
- Britain
- Qui Ilan
- Moscow
- California
- Australia
- New Territories
- Royal Belgium
- Europe
- Changi
- Middle Kingdom
First Sentence edit
The police officer was leaning against one corner of the information counter watching the tall Eurasian without watching him.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 6 in Asian Saga. (standard series)
Preceded by King Rat, and followed by Whirlwind.
This is book 1 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1981. (authoritative list)
Followed by The Hotel New Hampshire.
This book is in Big Fat Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Clavell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0440064562
Page Count: 1206
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0440064562
Page Count: 1206
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.L365 N6 1981
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wikipedia article: Noble House is a novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963. It is part of Clavell's Asian Saga. It is a massive book, well over 1000 pages, with dozens of characters and numerous intermingling plot lines. In 1988, it was adapted as a television miniseries for NBC starring Pierce Brosnan. The miniseries updates the storyline of the novel to the 1980s. The Noble House also is a nickname of Struan's, the trading company featured prominently in most of Clavell's novels.
- Book Review from Neosho Forums: Noble House is a continuation of the "Asia" chronicles that began in 1600 with Clavell's book Shogun. After Shogun, the setting switches from Japan to Hong Kong with Tai-Pan. In Tai-Pan we are introduced to Dirk Struan, the "tai-pan" of the Noble House. A company who made their vast fortune smuggling Opium to China. Following Tai-Pan, Clavell wrote Gai-Jin. A massive book that ties together Shogun and Tai-Pan very well as well as setting the stage for the book in question, Noble House. Noble House takes place in 1969 Hong Kong. The action spans 8 days and it is very involved and breathtaking at times. We start off with our "hero" Ian Dunross laying claim to the title of "tai-pan" of the Noble House. Ian is a descendent of the late Dirk Dunross.
Movie Connections edit
- Noble House (1988) (TV mini-series) (IMDb): Starring Pierce Brosnan, John Rhys-Davies, and Khigh Dhiegh
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