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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
First edition
AuthorDavid Mitchell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Historical fiction
PublisherSceptre
Publication date
13 May 2010
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages480
ISBN0-340-92156-0

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is an historical fiction novel by British author David Mitchell published by Sceptre in 2010.[1] It is set during the Dutch trading concession with Japan in the late 18th-century, during the period of Japanese history known as Sakoku.

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