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Gai-Jin
- The Epic Novel of the Birth of Modern Japan
- Lu par : John Lee
- Durée : 50 h et 17 min
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The dynamic epic novel of political upheaval and societal change in late 1800s Japan, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell
This epic novel by master writer James Clavell, loosely based on the Namamugi Incident and Anglo-Satsuma War that took place in the late 1800s, is a richly researched, panoramic view of Japan’s budding relationship with the Western powers, its sweeping societal changes, and the political upheaval that followed.
As Malcolm Struan, the son of Culum and Tess Struan, and a small band of Westerners travel down the Tōkaidō road, they are attacked by two Satsuma samurai, who mortally wound John Canterbury and seriously injure Malcolm, who then finds reprieve in the merchant village of Yokohama after a narrow escape facilitated by the unscathed Angelique.
Angelique Richaud, Malcolm’s penniless but beautiful French companion, is thrown into a world of political intrigue, fierce devotion, unstable family dynamics, blackmail, and secrets as the trading houses battle for supremacy.
With a cast of dynamic and fully recognized characters, Gai-Jin spins a tale of passionate love affairs, devastating loss, intense power struggles, and the fight to survive and thrive in a hostile new land that will leave listeners longing for another foray into Clavell’s extraordinary Asian Saga.
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- Ali j
- 09/02/2023
Superb
A wonderful rich Novel by a master storyteller, brilliant read by John Lee, highly recommended
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- KC
- 24/01/2023
Great reader!
So entertaining with all the accents! Loved it. Will look for more of his audiobooks.
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- Oru
- 05/12/2017
Horrible narration, god awful pronunciation
James Clavell did a great job with Shogun, so it saddens me this book got so little attention during production. I hope Clavell is picked to remake this shameful attempt at Gai-Jin,
This book is actually great. Four stars at the very least, but as an audio book it's hard to rank.
This is due to the poor quality of the narration. The accents are off. The French accent is hard to listen to, but the Japanese ones are something out of a nightmare. Stereotypical to the point of being racist. It's the worst I have ever heard in an audio book.
Furthermore I have no idea how so many pronunciation errors got through the production either. Edo, becomes Yeido.
Sensei, is spoken something close to senzai. Which sounds like they are saying detergent in Japanese. There are plenty of such errors, and with the god awful pronunciation on top of that, I for one can't enjoy or listen to it anymore.
I hope that a new version is released.
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- Ketola Sami
- 08/04/2019
Much better than advertised.
I have to say that reading reviews of this book made me bit skeptical about how I would like it, but I was happily disappointed in the end. The readers performance on characters is okay in my opinion, I don't really mind the exaggerated Japanese or French accents, as even if it might be bit over the top, it makes the characters easily discernible. The Japanese names on the other hand are often very badly pronounced and I'd really hoped that the reader would have known the basics of Japanese. Anyways, it might not be a top production, but i've heard worse.
Many have commented on the story that they stopped around the halfway point of the book. Without any spoilers, I'd say that it's a great mistake as the book gets much better after the halfway point, and the plot is very enjoyable in the end even taking into account the rough points.
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- Shanto
- 13/07/2023
First time to listen
But have read the book several times over the years. Thoroughly enjoyed the story again and the reading.
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- Sujani Koya
- 20/06/2020
Gorgeous book and enticing narration
Gorgeous book and enticing narration. A must read to understand Japan and England and colonialism and people
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 22/04/2020
35 hours exposition
I'm not sure what to think about this book. On the one hand, it's another fine Clavell piece with as much twists and cunningness as his previous ones. On the other, this great plot comes after literally 35h of exposition, of setting up the background of the characters before they mature enough to the cunning level he loves. So meh. Not a must.
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- Seb O.
- 03/11/2019
Such a masterpiece, must read or listen
Definitei one of the best trilogies ever. It was difficult to continue with daily tasks, even breathing takes a second role when such a novelist weaves there stories...
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 15/05/2019
awesome 👍 worth it to keep track of it to the end
a very good book, the naration seems odd atfirst and might seem a bit... but it is a great work and we'll read. intriguing plot, whit space for imagination and as the last lines state, God's or no God's, dosent matter, a sense of humor is good, ne?
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- Sarkis
- 06/07/2017
Captivating
A captivating insight of Nipon (Japan) history. But with a plot very close to Shogun just from a different prospective and as a back plot of the main story, surrounded by lots of small stories of love, blackmail, life and death completing the "Big Picture" very nicely. Turning this book into a masterpiece.
PS: Be prepeared for a treat.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 25/04/2017
Compelling though the least of Clavell's Asia Saga
A plethora of characters and a meandering story, it's none the less compelling for its historical perspective (of a sorts).
The narrator does a fine job, though accents (especially the Japanese) border on the worst sort of stereotype. Japanese pronunciation is also not up to scratch.
buy if you liked Shogun and just want more
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- kathrin kneidl
- 14/11/2017
der Sprecher ist eine Zumutung
Der Sprecher kann nur einen Akzent und selbst diesen peinlich schlecht. In einer Geschichte die gelesen von der diversity lebt ist dieser Sprecher eine Katastrophe. Um so schlimmer nach Gildart Jackson von Tai-Pan der jeden Character mit seiner eigenen Finesse und selbst die Frauen so wunderbar gelesen hat das man sie geradezu vor sich sah. Frauenstimmen nicht zu unfreiwilligen karikaturen verkommen zu lassen ist eine Kunst an der viele, auch gute Sprecher scheitern. Es ist eine Schande das diese wunderbaren Buecher nicht von einem einzigen Sprecher von Mr. Jacksons Kaliber gelesen werden. Ich werde es auf jeden Fall zurueckgeben und lieber selber lesen als mir meinen liebsten Schriftsteller von so einem Diletanten verderben lassen.
Da ein Stern noch zu viel des Guten fuer diese jammervolle Performance ist leidet meine Gesamtbewertung.
Schade Audible you turned the Epic Novel into the Epic fail. Noch so eine Entaeuschung und ich kuendige meine Abo.
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- katrin van löchtern
- 18/03/2021
Schrecklicher Sprecher
Der Sprecher denkt, dass es besonders authentisch ist, wenn er alle Charaktere English mir Akzent sprechen lässt. Er faked japanischen, schottischen, französischen, chinesischen Akzent, was das verstehen extrem anstrengend macht und sich teilweise einfach nur dumm anhört. Gleichzeitig fand er es wohl nicht notwendig, sich ein wenig mit der Aussprache japanischer Orte und Namen zu beschäftigen , obwohl das Buch in Japan spielt.
Gäbe es dieses Buch in einer anderen Hörversion, ich hätte sofort getauscht.
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- Ludwig B.
- 30/05/2020
Not as bad as reviews may suggest
The story is grand
Jon Lee is capable of several accents and keeps them believable enough. The complaints about his french accent are understandable, but not warranted to this degree.
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- Johann
- 30/04/2020
Lohnt sich Spannend, angenehmer Sprecher,
Für mich das beste Buch aus dieser Reihe. Kann problemlos ohne vorausgegangene gelesen werden.
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