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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.
David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist, television writer, and screenwriter. He has written nine novels, two of which, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize .
Back Story is an autobiography by British actor, comedian, and writer David Mitchell.The book was published in October 2012. [1] The book entails stories about Mitchell's childhood, schooling and career as a television personality, including personal anecdotes, rants, political commentary and pictures.
David James Stuart Mitchell was born in Salisbury on 14 July 1974, [2] [3] the son of hotel managers Kathryn Grey (née Hughes) and Ian Douglas Mitchell. [2] As his mother is Welsh, hailing from Swansea, and his father was born to a family that was originally Scottish, [4] he considers himself British rather than specifically English. [5]
Cloud Atlas, published in 2004, is the third novel by British author David Mitchell.The book combines metafiction, historical fiction, contemporary fiction and science fiction, with interconnected nested stories that take the reader from the remote South Pacific in the 19th century to the island of Hawaii in a distant post-apocalyptic future.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell (Dutch trading concession with Japan in the late 18th century) Heike Monogatari by Yoshida Kenkō, Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa (Toyotomi Hideyoshi, 16th century) The Samurai by Shūsaku Endō (Keichō Embassy to Spain, Hasekura Tsunenaga)
David Mitchell (lawyer) (1934–2018), Australian Presbyterian minister and former solicitor-general of Lesotho David Mitchell (murderer) (1972–2000), Bahamian murderer executed for his crimes David Mitchell (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1642–1710), Scottish admiral
David Scott Mitchell (19 March 1836 – 24 July 1907) [1] was a collector of Australian books, founder and benefactor of the Mitchell Library, at the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. [ 2 ] Early life