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Kalimantaan

Like being taken to a magical unknown planet, yet suddenly realising it all takes place on this globe, in mysterious Borneo and Sarawak: a beautifully written, elegant and rich dream.' John Fowles?At once sprawling and intimate, vivid and dreamy, Kalimantaan is a wondrous achievement.' Tash Aw?Breathtaking ... a plot summary can't hope to do justice to the richness and complexity of this extraordinary novel ... it is a mesmerising story, beautifully told.' The Observer In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of.

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  • "In the mid-nineteenth century, a young Englishman establishes a private fiefdom on the coast of Borneo through violent conquest, surrounding himself with a remarkable tribe of fugitives, missionaries, and romantics and one singular woman."
  • "Like being taken to a magical unknown planet, yet suddenly realising it all takes place on this globe, in mysterious Borneo and Sarawak: a beautifully written, elegant and rich dream.' John Fowles?At once sprawling and intimate, vivid and dreamy, Kalimantaan is a wondrous achievement.' Tash Aw?Breathtaking ... a plot summary can't hope to do justice to the richness and complexity of this extraordinary novel ... it is a mesmerising story, beautifully told.' The Observer In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of."@en
  • "A 19th century British officer carves out for himself a kingdom in Borneo. He is Gideon Barr of the East India Company who is ordered to the Far East to combat pirates. After defeating them, he makes a fortune in trade and proceeds to create a colonial society with all the trappings of home. A first novel."
  • "In het midden van de negentiende eeuw sticht een jonge Engelse officier een kolonie aan de noordkust van Borneo (Kalimantan)."

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  • "Adventure fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Kalimantaan Roman"
  • "Kalimantan"
  • "Kalimantan"@pl
  • "Kalimantaan"
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  • "Kalimantaan"@it
  • "Kalimantaan"@en
  • "Kalimantaan : [a novel]"@en
  • "Kalimantaan : Roman"

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