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Originally published in english as taipan, new york. Taipan by james clavell overdrive rakuten overdrive. The asian saga is a series of six novels written by james clavell between 1962 and 1993. James clavell was an australian and later naturalized american novelist, screenwriter. Like most of clavell s novels, taipan is an historical novel, which means that it is based on historical events surrounding the orient at the time. The epic novel of the founding of hong kong, by james clavell.
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