New Releases by James Clavell

Noble House er navnet på et af de ældste, største og mest betydningsfulde handelshuse i den britiske kronkoloni, Hong Kong. Årstallet er 1963. Giganten vakler. Noble House balancerer på fallittens rand, og husets tai-pan (leder), Ian Dunross, har præcis en uge til at redde det livstruede imperium. Fra USA kommer finansmanden Bartlett for at forhandle om økonomisk støtte. Men samtidig tager han kontakt med huset Rothwell-Gornt – Noble House’s dødsfjende – for at se, hvem han har størst fordel af at handle med. Pludselig er CIA, KGB og de britiske og kinesiske efterretningstjenester inde i billedet med deres farlige intriger og dødbringende virksomhed. Og nu tager handlingen fart: På én eneste hæsblæsende uge afgøres handelshusenes og de implicerede personers skæbner i Hong Kongs heksekedel af kinesisk mystik og vestlig dekadence. James Clavells ”Noble House” udkom første gang på dansk i 1986. James Clavell (1921-1994) var en australskfødt britisk forfatter, manuskriptforfatter og instruktør. Han var særligt kendt for sine populære, actionfyldte romaner, hvoraf mange udspiller sig i asiatiske kulturer.

Noble House er navnet på et af de ældste, største og mest betydningsfulde handelshuse i den britiske kronkoloni, Hong Kong. Årstallet er 1963. Giganten vakler. Noble House balancerer på fallittens rand, og husets tai-pan (leder), Ian Dunross, har præcis en uge til at redde det livstruede imperium. Fra USA kommer finansmanden Bartlett for at forhandle om økonomisk støtte. Men samtidig tager han kontakt med huset Rothwell-Gornt – Noble House’s dødsfjende – for at se, hvem han har størst fordel af at handle med. Pludselig er CIA, KGB og de britiske og kinesiske efterretningstjenester inde i billedet med deres farlige intriger og dødbringende virksomhed. Og nu tager handlingen fart: På én eneste hæsblæsende uge afgøres handelshusenes og de implicerede personers skæbner i Hong Kongs heksekedel af kinesisk mystik og vestlig dekadence. James Clavells ”Noble House” udkom første gang på dansk i 1986. James Clavell (1921-1994) var en australskfødt britisk forfatter, manuskriptforfatter og instruktør. Han var særligt kendt for sine populære, actionfyldte romaner, hvoraf mange udspiller sig i asiatiske kulturer.

Noble House er navnet på et af de ældste, største og mest betydningsfulde handelshuse i den britiske kronkoloni, Hong Kong. Årstallet er 1963. Giganten vakler. Noble House balancerer på fallittens rand, og husets tai-pan (leder), Ian Dunross, har præcis en uge til at redde det livstruede imperium. Fra USA kommer finansmanden Bartlett for at forhandle om økonomisk støtte. Men samtidig tager han kontakt med huset Rothwell-Gornt – Noble House’s dødsfjende – for at se, hvem han har størst fordel af at handle med. Pludselig er CIA, KGB og de britiske og kinesiske efterretningstjenester inde i billedet med deres farlige intriger og dødbringende virksomhed. Og nu tager handlingen fart: På én eneste hæsblæsende uge afgøres handelshusenes og de implicerede personers skæbner i Hong Kongs heksekedel af kinesisk mystik og vestlig dekadence. James Clavells ”Noble House” udkom første gang på dansk i 1986. James Clavell (1921-1994) var en australskfødt britisk forfatter, manuskriptforfatter og instruktør. Han var særligt kendt for sine populære, actionfyldte romaner, hvoraf mange udspiller sig i asiatiske kulturer.

Doar unul din cincisprezece oameni are puterea, norocul şi inteligenţa de a supravieţui în închisoarea japoneză Changi, aflată în extremitatea estică a insulei Singapore. Şi deasupra tuturor se află cel supranumit Împăratul, un caporal american care caută pe toate căile şi folosindu-şi toate aptitudinile să-i domine atât pe prizonieri, cât şi pe cei care îi ţin captivi. Armele sale sunt curajul, profunda cunoaştere a naturii umane, precum şi pragmatismul şi simţul afacerilor într-o societate japoneză care, asemenea celei britanice, este structurată cu stricteţe pe clase, dar este legată de un cod al onoarei falimentar. Inspirat din propria experienţă dramatică trăită în captivitate, la sfârşitul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, Changi, romanul de debut al lui James Clavell, este o poveste despre supravieţuire scrisă în stilul inimitabil al celebrului autor de mai târziu al monumentalului bestseller Shōgun. „O poveste plină de suspans, teribil de captivantă.“ Ian Fleming „Changi este cel mai bun roman în limba engleză care s-a născut din lagărele japoneze de prizonieri de război... James Clavell este un povestitor înnăscut. Poveştile lui sunt complicate şi captivante. Eşti disperat să afli ce se va întâmpla cu aceste personaje pentru că ele îţi amintesc de oameni pe care îi ştii din propria viaţă şi propriile experienţe, aflaţi în circumstanţe ciudate, uneori îngrozitoare.“ John Simpson „O poveste originală, extraordinar de interesantă.“ Sunday Telegraph

The epic novel of war, savagery, and survival in a Japanese POW camp by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell Japanese POW camp Changi, Singapore: hell on earth for the soldiers contained within its barbed wire walls. Officers and enlisted men, all prisoners together, yet the old hierarchies and rivalries survive. An American corporal, known as the King, has used his personality and wiles to facilitate trading with guards and locals to get needed food, supplies, even information into the camp. The imprisoned upper-class officers have never had to do things for themselves, and now they are reduced to wearing rags while the King’s clean shirt, gained through guts and moxie, seems like luxury in comparison. In the camp, everything has its price and everything is for sale. But trading is illegal—and the King has made a formidable enemy. Robin Grey, the provost marshal, hates the King and all he represents. Grey, though he grew up modestly, fervently believes in the British class system: everyone should know their place, and he knows the King’s place is at the bottom. The King does have a friend in Peter Marlowe, who, though wary of the King and himself a product of the British system, finds himself drawn to the charismatic man who just might be the only one who can save them from both the inhumanity of the prison camp but also from themselves. Powerful and engrossing, King Rat artfully weaves the author’s own World War II prison camp experiences into a compelling narrative of survival amidst the grim realities of war and what men can do when pushed to the edge. A taut masterwork of World War II historical fiction by bestselling author James Clavell.

The gripping epic novel of the 1979 Iranian Revolution by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions finally explode, and the Iranian people rise up against the Shah. The country, once secular, is now thrown back into an orthodoxy that threatens to tear it apart. The United States and Russia go on high alert, with warships heading to the Middle East. The region becomes a powder keg, waiting to explode. Caught up in the revolution are a British helicopter company and its pilots. The oil fields of Iran need helicopters to ferry workers and administrators, and when the main US aviation company pulls out of Iran fearing what might come next, S-G Helicopters steps in to fill the void. Soon they realize that they, too, must leave or risk losing all their machines to whomever takes control of the country. The company risks bankruptcy if that happens—which would ruin Andrew Gallavan and reveal that the company is actually owned by a secret Hong Kong–based consortium: Noble House, controlled by the Struan family. Caught in between is his son, Scot, a pilot in Iran who must help save his father’s company, but also the other pilots and their families. In a risky move, the pilots concoct a plan to get their choppers out of Iran. But will they be able to escape a country crumbling around them before it’s too late? A rich panoply of characters brings to life the events of forty years ago, events that even now have ramifications throughout the Middle East and beyond. Fast-paced and full of action and intrigue, Whirlwind is an intricately plotted and detailed tale of war, love, and the ingenuity of the human spirit, told by James Clavell, the unparalleled master of historical fiction.

"Grand in scope and scale, filled with the richness and passion of two great histories coming together, Gai-jin is the long-awaited sixth novel in James Clavell's magnificent Asian Saga. Sweeping us back to the enigmatic and elusive land of his best-selling Shogun, he weaves an extraordinary tale of Japan, now newly open to gai-jin - foreigners - and teeming with contradictions as the ancient and the modern meet in a clash of cultures, of nations, of generations." "It is 1862, and in Japan's Foreign Settlement of Yokohama, reverberations from an explosive act of violence will forever alter - and connect - the lives of the major characters. Malcolm Struan, at twenty, is heir to the title of tai-pan of the most powerful and bitterly contested English trading company in the Orient, the Noble House. Malcolm's fate, and that of his family's legacy, become inextricably intertwined with that of a beautiful young French woman, Angelique Richaud. Desired by many, loved purely and passionately by Malcolm, Angelique will hold the future of the Noble House in her hands." "Intricately interwoven into the story of the struggle for control of the Noble House is a powerful parallel story of the Land of the Gods, Japan, a country ripped apart by greed, idealism, and terrorism as groups of young xenophobic revolutionaries, ronin, attempt to seize the Shogunate and expel the hated gai-jin from Japan. One man, Lord Toranaga Yoshi, a direct descendant of the first Toranaga Shogun, attempts not only to protect the Shogunate, but to usher it, and Japan, into the modern age." "Amid the brutality and heroism, the betrayals and the stunning romance, a multilayered, complex story unfolds. Here the dark and erotic world of the pleasure houses - the Ladies of the Willow World, spies, and terrorists - meets the world of pageantry and power - monarchs and diplomats. And here East meets West in an inevitable collision of two equally powerful cultures as James Clavell creates a vibrant and authentic portrait of a time that is gone forever...but of a world not unlike our own."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell—a talk with his young daughter just home from school—that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes. He writes, "The Children's Story came into being that day. It was then that I really realized how vulnerable my child's mind was —any mind, for that matter—under controlled circumstances. Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quickly—almost by itself. Barely three words were changed. It pleases me greatly because I kept asking the questions… Questions like, What's the use of 'I pledge allegiance' without understanding? Like Why is it so easy to divert thoughts? Like What is freedom? and Why is so hard to explain? The Children's Story keeps asking me all sorts of questions I cannot answer. Perhaps you can—then your child will...."

In 1963 in Hong Kong spelende roman waarin geld en machtsstrijd tussen elkaar beconcurrerende familiebedrijven de belangrijkste rol spelen.

This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, Shugun is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world. Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.