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Anthony Grey

    Anthony Grey is a British journalist and author whose work is deeply informed by his experiences. His 27-month detention in China between 1967 and 1969 forms a significant backdrop for much of his writing. Grey explores the profound psychological and political ramifications of imprisonment in his novels and non-fiction. His prose offers a unique, authentic perspective on historical events and the human condition under duress.

    Anthony Grey
    Bangkok
    Als Geisel in Peking
    The Bangkok Secret
    The Chinese Assassin
    Peking
    Saigon
    • Saigon

      • 748 pages
      • 27 hours of reading

      Vietnam's heady tropical landscape captivates fifteen-year-old Joseph Sherman on a hunting expedition to French colonial Saigon with his family in 1925. He is lured back again and again by his enduring fascination for the country and for Lan, a beautiful Vietnamese mandarin's daughter he could never forget. Over five haunting decades Joseph's life becomes deeply enmeshed with Vietnam's turbulent, war-torn fate - until he attempts to salvage something of lasting value during the final desperate helicopter scramble to flee defeated Saigon. First published in 1982, it has stood the test of time as critics predicted, and is now providing a new generation of readers with insights into that historic conflict - and its tragic echoes in Iraq. It has since become a bestseller in 15 countries and in eight other languages.

      Saigon
      4.8
    • Peking

      • 672 pages
      • 24 hours of reading

      An epic novel of a wide-eyed missionary and a rebellious woman thrust into China's Communist revolution.In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism.But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith - and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey traces the path of China's Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution. He crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness - of triumph and tragedy - in a sweeping narrative, rich in historical and cultural revelations.Read preview >

      Peking
      4.7
    • The Chinese Assassin

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Great Thriller...Many books and movies were actually SPIN OFFS from this book!

      The Chinese Assassin
      4.0
    • The Bangkok Secret - bk501; Pan Books; Anthony Grey; pocket_book; 1990

      The Bangkok Secret
    • Auf der Suche nach ihrem in den Regenwäldern Thailands verschollenen Vater gerät eine englische Fernsehjournalistin zwischen die Fronten des Militärs und der Revolutionäre, die für die Demokratisierung kämpfen.

      Bangkok
    • Peking

      Een roman over de Chinese revolutie 1921-1978

      • 687 pages
      • 25 hours of reading

      Een Engelse zendeling maakt van nabij de veranderingen in China mee.

      Peking
    • Bangkocké tajemství

      • 307 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Dobrodružný historický román, v němž se anglická televizní reportérka snaží vypátrat tajemství smrti thajského krále, zavražděného v roce 1946. Světově uznávaná televizní reportérka je během své návštěvy v Thajsku oslovena neznámými muži a jsou jí předány zápisky jejího otce, který v Thajsku žil a přátelil se s člověkem, který byl přítomen zavraždění krále. Politickým a společenským zájmem thajských demokratů je zveřejnit tyto tajné skutečnosti. Reportérka se snaží najít i svého zmizelého otce a celou svou aktivitou se dostává do střetu zájmů se současnými pašeráky opia i zájmy místních mocipánů. Zajímavá románová zápletka seznamuje i se životem a kulturou v jihovýchodní Asii 2. pol. 20. století.

      Bangkocké tajemství
      4.0