The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Description
In 1799, a young Dutch clerk named Jacob de Zoet arrives at Dejima, a remote artificial island in Nagasaki Harbor that serves as Japan's sole window to the Western world—a place of intrigue, danger, and forbidden encounters. Tasked with earning a fortune to secure his engagement back in Holland, Jacob's carefully laid plans unravel when he meets Orito Aibagawa, a disfigured midwife whose father is a powerful samurai doctor, and finds himself drawn into a web of passion that defies the rigid boundaries of propriety and profit. As Jacob makes rash promises he cannot keep, the consequences of his choices ripple far beyond his imagination, testing his principles against the seductive complexities of the Orient. David Mitchell's masterwork is a sweeping historical epic that seamlessly blends luminous prose, meticulous research, and imaginative storytelling to explore themes of ambition, desire, and the collision between cultures. A stunning departure that showcases Mitchell's restless brilliance, this novel stands as a magnificent achievement in contemporary fiction.
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hardcover
Random House
Published Jan 1, 2010
479 pages
ISBN: 9781400065455
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
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