Manchu
- 605 pages
- 22 hours of reading
This novel transports the reader back to the savagery and the passion, to the opulence and sensuality, and to the great adventure of the last days of a dying dynasty.
Robert Sampson Elegant's fiction draws heavily from his extensive experience as a journalist in Asia, a region that forms the backdrop for most of his novels. His work is informed by his firsthand reporting on major conflicts, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Elegant masterfully weaves cultural and political intricacies into his narratives, offering readers a compelling and insightful glimpse into these dynamic settings.
This novel transports the reader back to the savagery and the passion, to the opulence and sensuality, and to the great adventure of the last days of a dying dynasty.
1999: Die noch intakte Naturlandschaft der Pyrenäen soll dem Bau einer Autobahn der Superlative zum Opfer fallen. Auch die Existenz der letzten noch lebenden Bären Europas ist bedroht. Einzig der Multimillionär Amadeus Brinks setzt sich für die Rechte der Tiere ein.
Roman
In d. Geschichte e. Amerikanerin, d. 1921 nach Schanghai kommt u. dort d. Bruder ihrer chines. Freundin heiratet, spiegeln sich d. polit.-revolutionären Ereignisse bis zur Gründung d. Volksrepublik China.
Singapur 1955: Der amerikanische Kunsthändler Miles Corrigan wird wider Willen in das Machtspiel eines chinesischen Geheimbundes verwickelt. Ein verschollen geglaubtes wertvolles Rollbild bringt nicht nur ihn in tödliche Gefahr.
Fondata da Sir Jonathan, il geniale e ambizioso figlio illegittimo di una cinese e di un avventuriero irlandese, la dinastia dei Sekloong nell'arco di tre generazioni riesce a costruire un impero economico e a far sentire la propria influenza da Hong. Kong al Pentagono, dalla Cina nazionalista a quella comunista. Alla densa, ricca, complessa e appassionante saga della potente famiglia euroasiatica, unita da un forte senso del clan e divisa da adulteri e morti, sete di potere e conflitti ideologici, fa via via da sfondo la storia della Cina da1 1900 alla rivoluzione culturale.