Just finish reading The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. What a wonderful read. It is about a small artificial island in Nagasaki Harbor that in 1799 became the linkage between two cultures. Dutch traders and the Japanese. Jacob is a Dutch trader who is infatuated with a Japanese women. This book is beautifully written and good for the gray matter. This book I highly recommend.
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“Outside of a dog a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read” -
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Agreed - an excellent read.
Get Cloud Atlas as well.I'll do whatever it takes
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
I will Tiptiptronic_ct;1160299 wrote: Agreed - an excellent read.
Get Cloud Atlas as well.
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