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Ladataan... Noble House (1981)Tekijä: James Clavell
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. First time reading this classic in the Asia series by James Clavell. It took me a very long nine months to really get into the book. I'd start and restart - mostly pausing because of the vast number of characters. A white board is needed to keep track of them all. Over (a long) time however, the story becomes engrossing. Clavell packs a life-time of events into a ten-day period - which is the period of which this book takes place. I've never been to Hong Kong, but this seemed a reasonable description of the mix of Chinese and British cultures (at least in 1963). Good, enjoyable read overall. ( ) Every few years, I pull out my copy of Noble House and sit down for a reread of one of my favorite books. The story takes place during one week in 1963 in Hong Kong when it was still run by the British. It is essentially a Chinese city, and the British living there understand that, while it's also a hub in Asia for other great powers like the United States, Russia, and China. The main protagonist is Ian Dunross, tai-pan of the Noble House (the commercial side of Struan's). Ian is a descendant of Dirk Struan, the pirate and founder of the Noble House, and there are many references back to the previous books in the Asian Saga. It's probably not necessary to read them to understand this book, but knowing them does lead to better enjoyment here. I like all the Easter eggs for Shogun and stories about the Hag, Dirk, and Tyler Brock. The central premise of the plot is the American company Par-Con that comes to make a deal with either Struan's or their main rival, Rothwell-Gornt (the descendants of Tyler Brock). Linc Bartlett and his CFO Casey Tcholok are raiders, determined to get into the Asian market with whoever profits them most. Events are hampered by gun-running, fires, kidnappings, drug-running, spies, and more characters than I can name. The action moves quickly and there is a lot packed into every day. I've read this book several times, and I was still on the edge of my seat with all the villains, the plotting and the politics, all mixed in with actual events of the time. There's still resentment and scars from World War II, the US is gradually getting into the Viet Nam war, and spy scandals like Profumo rock Britain. At the center of it all is Hong Kong, the hub of commerce in Asia and a focus of the great powers of the time. As I stated, there are a lot of characters. Mr. Clavell does a wonderful job of differentiating them by personality and culture. I find that some of the most interesting parts of the story. Women are just getting into the business world though not treated equally, and even less so by cultures. It's a long book and covers so much, but is never boring or slow. I'll pick it up again in a few years, but right now I highly recommend a read. What a great read. Still remember how I enjoyed reading it and even some of the characters. Here's what I wrote after reading in 1984: "Hong Kong in 1960. One week filled with British, the Chinese, the Americans, and Russians. Millionaires, smugglers, spies, lovers. Who will taipan of Nable House at week's end? Linc? Casey? Duness? Gornt?" The American businesswoman, Casey, was inspirational (not because of how she was but that she was a successful, global traveling, business woman). Turns out that the novel mirrors many real life people, organizations, and occurences (names changed, though). ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Taking place over the course of an eventful week in 1963 Hong Kong, James Clavell's Noble House is a masterfully woven novel of true suspense. Ian Dunross, the current tai-pan of the illustrious yet financially troubled Struan empire, is racing to undo the damage his predecessor left behind and to once again stand on stable ground. And he'll do whatever it takes-including striking a hard-fought deal with an American millionaire. But his rival, Quillan Gornt, has other plans. Suddenly caught in a dubious plot involving Soviet spies, Hong Kong's criminal underground, and the hostile takeover of his company, Dunross holds nothing back in the fight for the Noble House. Espionage, mayhem, and high-stakes betrayals make Noble House Clavell's most prolific and imaginatively crafted narrative in the Asian Saga. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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