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Encyclopedia > Dirk Struan

Dirk Struan, main character of James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan, is the trade leader in Hong Kong and chief of The Noble House. In the novel, he is an adventurer, egoist, good-hearted and brave man that would defend his family and company against all possible dangers.


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Struans - Academic Kids (143 words)
The Struan family and company (also called the Noble House in Clavell's novels) is a fictional family featuring heavily in many of the Asian Saga novels by writer James Clavell.
The Struan family begins its journey with the story of Dirk Struan, a trader of opium and other goods between China and England.
Dirk is the founder of the Noble House and plays a major role in establishing Hong Kong.
Dirk Struan at AllExperts (553 words)
Dirk Lochlin Struan is the fictional main character of James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan.
Struan began his career as a powder monkey on board an English ship at the Battle of Trafalgar, and from then on he remains bound to the sea.
The enmity between Struan and Brock is a prominent theme in Clavell's Asian Saga.
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