Die tausend Herbste des Jacob de Zoet

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Paperback, 720 pages

German language

Published Sept. 7, 2012 by Rowohlt Taschenbuch.

ISBN:
978-3-499-25533-5
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4 stars (4 reviews)

Ein junger holländischer Kaufmann kommt 1799 nach Dejima, dem einzigen europäischen Handelsposten im hermetisch abgeriegelten Japan. Auf der von Geschäftemachern und zwielichtigen Gestalten bevölkerten künstlichen Insel hofft er, sein Glück zu machen. Durch die Liebe zu einer Japanerin eröffnet sich Jacob de Zoet unversehens eine geheimnisvolle Welt und zeigt ihre Schönheiten. Doch das fremde Land hält auch Schrecken bereit, Verrat, Intrige und Mord ...

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reviewed The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

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4 stars

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Enjoyed it lots. The setting is Nagasaki, Japan, primarily during the years 1799-1800. The scope ranges from the massive (nation building, global trade, political power struggles) to minute (a gnarled old herbalist living alone on the side of a mountain). We get a kaleidoscope of characters, and just about all of them have something to hide, some deal to be struck, some advantage to be taken.

It's historical fiction; it's a story of faith; it's a romance; it's an adventure. Recommended.

reviewed The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell

Review of 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

OK, who in the "David Mitchell" fan club is ready to read this one?

Enjoyed it lots. The setting is Nagasaki, Japan, primarily during the years 1799-1800. The scope ranges from the massive (nation building, global trade, political power struggles) to minute (a gnarled old herbalist living alone on the side of a mountain). We get a kaleidoscope of characters, and just about all of them have something to hide, some deal to be struck, some advantage to be taken.

It's historical fiction; it's a story of faith; it's a romance; it's an adventure. Recommended.

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Subjects

  • East and West
  • Trading posts
  • Fiction
  • History
  • historical fiction
  • New York Times bestseller
  • nyt:hardcover_fiction=2010-07-11
  • Large type books
  • New York Times reviewed
  • Fiction, historical, general
  • Japan, fiction