The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

a novel

Pages: 479
Published: 2010
Language: English

In 1799, Jacob de Zoet arrives at Dejima, Japan's isolated trading post, hoping to earn enough to marry his fiancée. His plans take an unexpected turn when he meets Orito, a mysterious woman connected to the city's magistrate. As Jacob becomes entangled in the complex social and political landscape, his initial goals blur, leading to a broken promise with far-reaching consequences.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Atmospheric Complex Reflective Tense

Fish Out of Water Forbidden Love

Historical Fiction History Literary Fiction

David Mitchell

David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969, Southport) is an English novelist, screenwriter and librettist. Two of his novels, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His other books include Ghostwritten, Black Swan Green, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, The Bone Clocks, Slade House and Utopia Avenue. With his wife Keiko Yoshida he translated two books by Naoki Higashida about autism, The Reason I Jump and Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight. H...