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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet : A Novel

by David Mitchell
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Epic tale of love and sacrifice in Japan.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a must-read for those who love historical fiction with a touch of romance. Mitchell's exquisitely vivid writing transports the reader to 18th century Japan, where protagonist Jacob de Zoet navigates life on Dejima, the Dutch East India Company's isolated outpost in Nagasaki. As Jacob falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious Orito Aibagawa, he must navigate the treacherous waters of corruption, deceit, and danger in a society where honor and tradition reign supreme. Through his vivid descriptions and masterful storytelling, Mitchell captures the essence of this complex and fascinating period in Japanese history.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2011)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2010)
  • Macavity Award Nominee for Sue Feder Historical Mystery (2011)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in South Asia and Europe (2011)
  • Walter Scott Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Favorite Book (2010)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780812976366
Authors: David Mitchell
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 2011-03-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Asia, Japan
Goodreads rating: 4.02
(rated by 64071 readers)

Description

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Longlisted for the Man Booker PrizeThe year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the Japanese Empire’s single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the West at bay. To this place of devious merchants, deceitful interpreters, and costly courtesans comes Jacob de Zoet, a devout young clerk who has five years in the East to earn a fortune of sufficient size to win the hand of his wealthy fiancée back in Holland. But Jacob’s original intentions are eclipsed after a chance encounter with Orito Aibagawa, the disfigured midwife to the city’s powerful magistrate. The borders between propriety, profit, and pleasure blur until Jacob finds his vision clouded, one rash promise made and then fatefully broken—the consequences of which will extend beyond Jacob’s worst imaginings.
 

Epic tale of love and sacrifice in Japan.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a must-read for those who love historical fiction with a touch of romance. Mitchell's exquisitely vivid writing transports the reader to 18th century Japan, where protagonist Jacob de Zoet navigates life on Dejima, the Dutch East India Company's isolated outpost in Nagasaki. As Jacob falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious Orito Aibagawa, he must navigate the treacherous waters of corruption, deceit, and danger in a society where honor and tradition reign supreme. Through his vivid descriptions and masterful storytelling, Mitchell captures the essence of this complex and fascinating period in Japanese history.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2011)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2010)
  • Macavity Award Nominee for Sue Feder Historical Mystery (2011)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in South Asia and Europe (2011)
  • Walter Scott Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Favorite Book (2010)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.