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Dejima, the 1799 “high‑walled, fan‑shaped artificial island” that served as the Japanese Empire’s sole entrance to the world, offers a tense backdrop for Jacob de Zoet, a dutiful Dutch clerk amid the Dutch East Indies Company’s final foothold. With five years to amass wealth to secure a marriage back in Holland, Jacob’s ambitions collide with a chance meeting with Orito Aibagawa, the scar‑touched daughter of a samurai doctor serving the magistrate’s household. The shifting lines between commerce, morality, and desire test Jacob’s resolve, leading to a promise that collapses and a series of consequences that ripple beyond his own expectations.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: David Mitchell
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