The Pirates of Malaysia

The Pirates of Malaysia

File:Salgari pirati.jpg First edition cover
Author	Emilio Salgari
Original title	I pirati della Malesia
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Genre	Adventure novel
Publisher	Donath
Publication date	1896
Media type	Print (Hardback)
OCLC	176915923

The Pirates of Malaysia (Italian: I pirati della Malesiacode: it is deprecated ) is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1896. It features his most famous character, Sandokan, and is a sequel to The Tigers of Mompracem.

Synopsis

Sandokan and Yanez, the protagonists of The Tigers of Mompracem, are back, righting injustices and fighting old foes. Tremal-Naik's misfortunes have continued. Wrongfully imprisoned, the great hunter has been banished from India and sentenced to life in a penal colony. Knowing his master is innocent, Kammamuri dashes off to the rescue, planning to free the good hunter at the first opportunity. When the good servant is captured by the Tigers of Mompracem, he manages to enlist their services. But in order to succeed, Sandokan and Yanez must lead their men against the forces of James Brooke, "The Exterminator", the dreaded White Rajah of Sarawak.

Sources

Salgari used as a source the book A Visit to the Indian Archipelago in H.M. Ship Maeander: With Portions of the Private Journal of Sir James Brooke, K.C.B. by Henry Keppel. Pangeran Macota, Sandokan's ally, was in fact one of James Brooke's bitterest enemies.

See also

• Sandokan series
• Sandokan
• The Mystery of the Black Jungle
• The Tigers of Mompracem
• The Two Tigers
• The King of the Sea
• Quest for a Throne

External links

• The first three chapters
• Read a review of the Sandokan series at SFSite.com.
• Read a Sandokan Biography
• Find a copy.
• Read a review at Pirates and Privateers.