Product Description Part One Of Three PartsThe sequel to TAI-PAN, this is the sixth in Clavell's Asian saga. It takes place in the 1860s. The Gai-Jin, foreigners, have arrived to do business with the Japanese. The mighty Stuan shipping empire, Noble House, has built a base in Yokohama and the new Tai-Pan, 20-year-old Malcolm Stuan, stands ready to take over. Attacked first by samurai assassins, he finds he must fight others, Japanese and foreigners, to keep and build his family's fortune. He meets a young French woman and their lives intertwine in a land torn apart by greed, idealism, and terror. As they mingle with monarchs, diplomats, courtesans and spies, their story seethes with betrayal and secrets, brutality and heroism, love and forbidden passions. "Engrossing...entertaining...the broad portrait is accurate and as colorful as an ancient kabuki play." (People) From the Publisher 11 1.5-hour cassettes From AudioFile Plan on a lot of time for listening to this three-part set, containing a total of 35 ninety-minute cassettes. Continuing Clavell's saga of the Struan Noble House of Trading in the Far East, GAI-JIN chronicles young Malcolm Struan's attempt to establish himself as tai-pan after his father's death. During the process, the young leader must navigate the treacherous waters of 1860s Japanese politics and his mother's disapproval of his choice of a bride. John Lee keeps the story moving on more than 50 hours of narrative. He captures multinational male and female characters and keeps dozens of players straight. Without his superior skill, the book would sink into the South China Sea. With it, the story sails right through to the final tape. R.P.L. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine--Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Gai-Jin Part 1 Of 3
Product Description Part One Of Three PartsThe sequel to TAI-PAN, this is the sixth in Clavell's Asian saga. It takes place in the 1860s. The Gai-Jin, foreigners, have arrived to do business with the Japanese. The mighty Stuan shipping empire, Noble House, has built a base in Yokohama and the new Tai-Pan, 20-year-old Malcolm Stuan, stands ready to take over. Attacked first by samurai assassins, he finds he must fight others, Japanese and foreigners, to keep and build his family's fortune. He meets a young French woman and their lives intertwine in a land torn apart by greed, idealism, and terror. As they mingle with monarchs, diplomats, courtesans and spies, their story seethes with betrayal and secrets, brutality and heroism, love and forbidden passions. "Engrossing...entertaining...the broad portrait is accurate and as colorful as an ancient kabuki play." (People) From the Publisher 11 1.5-hour cassettes From AudioFile Plan on a lot of time for listening to this three-part set, containing a total of 35 ninety-minute cassettes. Continuing Clavell's saga of the Struan Noble House of Trading in the Far East, GAI-JIN chronicles young Malcolm Struan's attempt to establish himself as tai-pan after his father's death. During the process, the young leader must navigate the treacherous waters of 1860s Japanese politics and his mother's disapproval of his choice of a bride. John Lee keeps the story moving on more than 50 hours of narrative. He captures multinational male and female characters and keeps dozens of players straight. Without his superior skill, the book would sink into the South China Sea. With it, the story sails right through to the final tape. R.P.L. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine--Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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