by Han Suyin · Stock · tapa dura · ISBN 9782234017375
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«La Cité des sortilèges» is the historical adventure novel by Han Suyin, published by Stock in hardback (389 pages, in French).
In 1752, twins Béa and Colin, children of an automaton maker and a supposed witch, flee Lausanne and take refuge in Geneva. A prince takes them to China; there Colin perfects his craft and Béa manifests inherited gifts. They then go to Ayuthia, the ancient capital of Siam threatened by Burma, among golden temples, love and spells.
Originally written in English, it was published in French in 1984; the action takes place in the 18th century between Switzerland, China and Siam.
For those seeking historical fiction with travel, mystery and a touch of fantasy, set in Southeast Asia.
Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author better known by her pen name Han Suyin. She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. She lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, for many years until her death.
