Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3233093
Area
Books
Title
Noble House
subtitle
Literary collection
Literary number
4
Addition to number
Publisher
Series / hero
Original title
Translator
Year
1982
Type
Print Run
Second edition
Number of pages
1180
Number produced
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
ISBN10
90-10-04120-4
ISBN13
Barcode / EAN / UPC
Language / dialect
Country of publication
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translation by: Dees Postma Hong Kong, 1963. Noble House is Hong Kong's largest and most prosperous trading company. There are many rumors circulating about this house. Noble House is run by Ian Dunross. He is the tai-pan, the Western leader, the undisputed master of the negotiating table, displaying an unnatural, icy calmness when the danger is greatest. In Hong Kong, the English hold sway and the Chinese regularly find opportunities to translate the decisions of their rulers into their own advantage. Then this British territory is shaken by the arrival of an American man and woman who have their sights set on conquering the Asian trade market. They are experts in financial matters, but they know nothing about the rules and laws that govern life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is under the spell of money. The struggle for wealth and prestige takes place at all levels; from the gambling maid to the relentless rivalry between the presidents of the powerful trading companies. Two of them, Ian Dunross of Noble House and Quillan Gornt of Rothwell-Gornt, find themselves in a battle to the death. Noble House is in serious financial difficulties and Hong Kong's future depends on the fate of this trading company. For Gornt, this is a unique opportunity to attempt to destroy its competitor forever. Line Bartlett and the beautiful Casey Tcholok do their utmost to play the two rivals against each other to take advantage of it. Hong Kong is shaking to its foundations ...

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