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Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. It forms part of The Asian Saga and is chronologically the last book in the series. Set in Iran in early 1979, it follows the fortunes of a group of Struan's helicopter pilots, Iranian officials and oil men and their families in the turmoil surrounding the fall of the ...
True, on a paragraph-by-paragraph level, Whirlwind is a page-turner that dishes up sex, suspense and violence in heavy rotation. Take a step back though, and this novel emerges as a perfect example of the kind of insensitive, colonialist xenophobia that fueled the Revolution to begin with.
18 de sept. de 2018 · Whirlwind. James Clavell. Blackstone Publishing, Sep 18, 2018 - Fiction - 1200 pages. Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions finally explode, and the Iranian people rise up...
Whirlwind is the story of three weeks in Tehran in February 1979: three weeks of fanaticism, passion, self-sacrifice and heartbreak. Caught between the...
13 de ago. de 2019 · The gripping epic novel of the 1979 Iranian Revolution by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell. Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions finally explode, and the Iranian people rise up against the Shah.
Whirlwind : Clavell, James : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Clavell, James. Publication date. 1987. Topics. Revolution (Iran : 1979), Helicopter industry, Helicopter industry, Fiction in English American writers, 1945- - Texts. Publisher. Sevenoaks : Coronet. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
'James Clavell does more than entertain. He transports us into worlds we've not known, stimulating, educating, questioning . . . a wonder of detail' Washington Post'The author handles the plot with all the confident authority of a ring-master, keeping a half-dozen themes and a formidable cast of characters moving along at a cracking pace. By the end I was breathless and lost in admiration at ...
