| Fan-Tan Contributor(s): Brando, Marlon (Author), Cammell, Donald (Author), Thomson, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 140009626X ISBN-13: 9781400096268 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: "Fan-Tan" is a hugely entertaining, swashbuckling romp, from one of the greatest actors of our time: Marlon Brando. The story of an eccentric early-twentieth-century pirate who sets out on the high seas from the Philippines to Shanghai, "Fan-Tan" follows the exploits of Anatole " Annie" Doultry, a larger-than-life character that Brando could have easily inhabited himself. When Annie saves the life of a Chinese prisoner in a Hong Kong prison, he' s led to the mysterious and seductive Madame Lai Choi San-- one of the most notorious gangsters in Asia-- and here the true adventures begin.Years in the making with Brando' s longtime collaborator, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, "Fan-Tan" is a rollicking, delectable tale-- and the last surprise from an ever-surprising legend. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Sea Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007271681 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.32" W x 7.96" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - East Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fan-Tan is a hugely entertaining, swashbuckling romp, from one of the greatest actors of our time: Marlon Brando. The story of an eccentric early-twentieth-century pirate who sets out on the high seas from the Philippines to Shanghai, Fan-Tan follows the exploits of Anatole "Annie" Doultry, a larger-than-life character that Brando could have easily inhabited himself. When Annie saves the life of a Chinese prisoner in a Hong Kong prison, he's led to the mysterious and seductive Madame Lai Choi San--one of the most notorious gangsters in Asia--and here the true adventures begin.Years in the making with Brando's longtime collaborator, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, Fan-Tan is a rollicking, delectable tale--and the last surprise from an ever-surprising legend. |