Gai-Jin: The Third Novel of the Asian Saga

A repackaged edition of the classic brilliantly-written bestseller about the opening up of 19th Century Japan

''A herculean achievement . . . strong plot and strong characterisation'' The Times

It is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan, who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves. At the head of the Shogunate party is the Lord Yoshi, a direct descendant of Shogun Toranaga, who shares all of his ancestor''s cunning and ambition.

''A passionate portrait of suffering . . . a strange and gripping tale of a nation''s deflowerment'' Mail on Sunday

• | Author: James Clavell
• | Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• | Publication Date: Dec 02, 1999
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780340766170
• | ISBN-10: 0340766174