![]() First, the meeting with the crude, corrupt and cynical Dutch sailors and tradesmen, and later, the puzzling world of Dejima, with its mystifying codes of conduct, intrigues and gossip. Jacob, well educated and a devout Christian, is in for a shock as he boards the ship Shenandoah. Clerk Jacob de Zoet is sent to Dejima by the Dutch East Indies Company to address a serious case of corruption. A Dutch trading post and for two hundred years Japan’s only point of contact with the outside world. The story is set at the end of the 18 th century on Dejima, a sandbank in the bay of Nagasaki, Japan. The writing is exquisite, the setting and historical background fascinating and the story riveting. ![]() ![]() British author David Mitchell is one of my absolute favourite contemporary writers and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a superb novel. ![]()
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