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Tai-Pan

Clavell, James
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historical fiction adventure past tense third limited POV ~1,013 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive gritty moral_ambiguity

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count253,212
Page count~1,013 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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