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Jacob de Zoet, working as a clerk on a Dutch merchant ship, arrives at the island of Dejima, midway through an ad hoc trial of Daniel Snitker, the acting chief of a factory on the island. Jacob hopes to make his fortune working under Chief Vorstenbosch and the Dutch East India Company to pay for the dowry of his betrothed, Anna. After Snitker ...
Jasper de Zoet listens to a recording of The Cloud Atlas Sextet composed by Robert Frobisher, a character and work described in Cloud Atlas. Jasper is a descendant of Jacob de Zoet, the protagonist from The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. The band's first single "Darkroom" is played on the radio by Bat Segundo, a DJ who appears in Ghostwritten.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet – Historical novel set in Dejima; Nagasaki foreign settlement; Thirteen Factories, a former area of Guangzhou, China, where the first foreign trade was allowed in the 18th century since the hai jin (海禁) ban on maritime activities.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet; V. Vermeer's Hat This page was last edited on 31 December 2018, at 22:09 (UTC). ...
An Enomoto Sensei is mentioned by Norah, a relative of one of the antagonists in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Doctor Iris Marinus-Fenby is the Horologist generally known as Marinus, a primary character in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and The Bone Clocks.
2010: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. The main character relies on an interpreter to conquer the heart of his beloved. The story takes place in Japan in the 18th century. [49] 2012: Entre deux voix : Journal d'une jeune interprète de conférence by Jenny Sigot Müller. The main character, Sonia Clancy, is a young ...
Oscar De La Hoya’s oldest children — Jacob, Devon and Atiana — are beyond candid as they discuss their absentee father in part 2 of his new documentary, The Golden Boy.. The retired boxer ...
The Voorman Problem is a 2011 British short film directed by Mark Gill, who also co-wrote the screenplay and edited the film with producer Baldwin Li, who also wrote the score.