by Anchee Min · Círculo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467207880
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«La ciudad prohibida» is the historical novel by Anchee Min, published by Círculo de Lectores in 2004 in hardback (410 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in the court of Peking at the end of the 19th century: amid palace intrigues and power struggles, the Qing dynasty lives its last years of splendour while Western colonial powers pressure the ancient Chinese civilisation.
Translation by Teresa Camprodón of the original 'The Empress Orchid', first instalment of that series; this edition with dust jacket was published in 2004.
For readers of historical fiction and biographical fiction with an interest in China and the 19th century.
Anchee Min is a Chinese-American author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai. Min has published two memoirs, Red Azalea and The Cooked Seed: A Memoir, and six historical novels. Her fiction emphasizes strong female characters, such as Jiang Qing, the wife of chairman Mao Zedong, and Empress Dowager Cixi, the last ruling empress of China.
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