Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
|
| gptkbp:adaptation |
1986
film miniseries television |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
none
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
romantic entanglements
family dynamics business rivalries |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:James_Clavell
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Dirk_Struan
Gordon_Chen |
| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
complex characters
|
| gptkbp:conflict |
personal vs political
East vs West |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
positive
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
in popular media
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired_interest_in_Hong_Kong_history
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Tai-Pan_(1986)
|
| gptkbp:follows |
the_founding_of_Hong_Kong
|
| gptkbp:genre |
historical fiction
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Pottinger Lin Zexu |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
well-researched
fictionalized elements |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tai-Pan
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
historical fiction writers
Asian_historical_novelists |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:British_Empire
historical events Chinese_culture |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Clavell's_experiences_in_Asia
|
| gptkbp:ISBN |
978-0440211454
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Dirk_Struan
|
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
third-person
|
| gptkbp:pageCount |
688
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:The_Asian_Saga
|
| gptkbp:plot |
alliances formed
unexpected betrayals deaths of key characters |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1966
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
Delacorte Press
|
| gptkbp:sells |
over 1 million copies
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Hong_Kong
|
| gptkbp:storyArc |
rise and fall of characters
|
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the struggle for power
the opium trade the Tai-Pan title |
| gptkbp:theme |
trade
colonialism power |
| gptkbp:userDemographics |
adult readers
widely read analyzed in literature courses discussed in book clubs |
| gptkbp:wrote |
rich descriptions
dialogue-driven |