Gai-Jin: The Epic Novel of the Birth of Modern Japan
Language: English
19th century 20th Century American Novel And Short Story Asia British British - Japan Clavell; James - Prose & Criticism Fiction Fiction - General General Historical Historical fiction History Japan Japan - History - 19th century Love stories Romance Sagas
Publisher: Delta Trade Paperbacks
Published: Aug 15, 2009
Description:
The heir to the magnificent English trading company, the Noble House…the direct descendant of the first Toranaga Shogun battling to usher his country into the modern age…a beautiful young French woman forever torn between ambition and desire…Their lives intertwine in an exotic land newly open to foreigners, gai-jin, torn apart by greed, idealism, and terrorism. Their passions mingle with monarchs and diplomats, assassins, courtesans and spies. Their fates collide in James Clavell's latest masterpiece set in nineteenth-century Japan—an unforgettable epic seething with betrayal and secrets, brutality and heroism, love and forbidden passions.…