Whirlwind : The Sixth Novel in the Asian Saga
Author(s): James Clavell
"Whirlwind" is the story of three weeks in Tehran in February 1979: three weeks of fanaticism, passion, self-sacrifice and heartbreak. Caught between the revolutionaries and the forces of international intrigue is a team of professional pilots. They are ordered to flee to safety with their helicopters. Two of them, both Europeans, have Iranian wives whom they love beyond safety and politics.
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James Clavell's classic portrayal of the Iranian revolution at its height in fresh new packaging to appeal to a new generation.
James Clavell, the son of a Royal Navy family, was educated in Portsmouth before, as a young artillery officer, he was captured by the Japanese at the Fall of Singapore. It was on this experience that his bestselling novel KING RAT was based. He maintained this oriental interest in his other great works: TAI-PAN, SHOGUN, NOBLE HOUSE and GAI JIN. Clavell died in 1994.
General Fields
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- : Hodder & Stoughton
- : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- : 0.74
- : November 1999
- : 197mm X 132mm X 56mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Clavell
- : Paperback
- : 0
- : English
- : 813.54
- : good
- : 1248
- : FH
- : maps