by José Frèches · XO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782845631663
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«L'Impératrice de la soie: Le Toit du monde» is the historical adventure novel by José Frèches, published by XO in paperback (445 pages, in French).
In December 655, the concubine Wuzhao becomes empress of the Tang dynasty. When she discovers silk smuggling in the capital, she investigates the case amid the scandal of nobles and eunuchs. The struggle for the secret of silk, more valuable than gold, crosses China, Tibet and India with monks, courtesans and travellers.
First volume of the L'Impératrice de la soie series; followed by Les yeux de Bouddha and L'usurpatrice. Originally published in 2003.
For readers of historical fiction interested in Tang dynasty China, the silk trade and Silk Road travellers.
José Frèches is a French historical novelist with novels set in China.
