The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, A Novel

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a masterfully crafted novel that takes readers on an unforgettable journey through 18th century Japan.

Set in the isolated and mysterious Dejima, a Dutch trading post in Nagasaki Harbor, this book follows the story of Jacob de Zoet, a young clerk with a dream of winning his wealthy fiancée's hand by earning a fortune in the East.

However, his plans are soon complicated when he encounters Orito Aibagawa, a disfigured daughter of a samurai doctor and midwife to the city's powerful magistrate.

As Jacob becomes increasingly entangled in Dejima's complex web of merchants, interpreters, courtesans, and typhoons, he finds his vision clouded by one rash promise made and broken, with consequences that will change his life forever.

With its richly detailed setting, intricate plot, and deeply human characters, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a work of epic proportions that will captivate readers from the very first page.

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