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Gai-Jin (novel) — infobox Book | name = Gai Jin title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = James Clavell cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Asian Saga genre = Historical fiction, Novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
Jin deui — Origin Alternative name(s) matuan, sesame ball Place of origin Chang an (now Xi an), Tang dynasty Ch … Wikipedia
Chao Gai — Water Margin character Nickname Pagoda Wielding Heavenly King (托塔天王) Also known as Heavenly King Chao (晁天王) Leader of Liangshan Origin Headman of Eastern Creek Village Hometown … Wikipedia
Chai Jin — Water Margin character Nickname Little Whirlwind (小旋風) Also known as 1. Nobleman Chai (柴大官人); 2. Ke Yin (柯引) Rank 10th, Noble Star (天貴星) of the 36 Heavenly Spirits … Wikipedia
Emperor Wu of Jìn — Emperor Wǔ of Jìn, sim. ch. 晋武帝, trad. ch. 晉武帝, py. jìn wǔ dì, wg. Chin Wu ti, personal name Sīmǎ Yán (司馬炎), courtesy name Anshi (安世) (236 May 17, 290) was a grandson of Sima Yi, a son of Sima Zhao, and the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265… … Wikipedia
gaijin — gai|jin [ gaı,dʒın ] (plural gai|jin) noun count a word used in Japan to mean a FOREIGNER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gaijin* — gai•jin [[t]ˈgaɪ dʒin[/t]] eng. [[t]ˈgaɪ dʒɪn[/t]] n. pl. jin [[t] dʒin[/t]] eng. [[t] dʒɪn[/t]] cvb fot jp. an outsider; foreigner … From formal English to slang
The Asian Saga — is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 1962 and 1993. The novels all center around Europeans in Asia, and together they explore the impact on East and West of the meeting of these two distinct civilizations.OverviewThe books… … Wikipedia
Gordon Chen — (1821 1907) is a character in the James Clavell Asian Saga novels Tai Pan and Gai Jin. He is the illegitimate Chinese/Scottish son of Dirk Struan, founder of Struan s Trading Company, called the Noble House . At the time of the novel Tai Pan, he… … Wikipedia
James Clavell — Born 10 October 1924(1924 10 10) Sydney, Australia Died 7 September 1994(1994 09 07) (aged 69) Vevey, Switzerland Occupation novelist, screenwriter, director Nationality … Wikipedia
