Noble house
a novel of contemporary Hong Kong
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Publication
1981 - Delacorte Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
301,500 words, Guess
Page Count
1,206 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL4111870M
- ISBN-100440064562
- OCLC Control Number7170060
- OCLC Control Numbernoblehousenovelo00clav
- Library of Congress Control Number80026889
and 2 more
- Goodreads886197
- LibraryThing18856
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPS3553.L365 N6 1981
Description
The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are the days of high from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes -- fire, flood, and landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong -- the heart of Asia -- rich in every trade... money, flesh, opium, power.
Description
Set in Hong Kong in 1963. The Noble House is in financial trouble and the fate of Hong Kong rests on what will happen to it.
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