by Anchee Min · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747578505
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«The Last Empress» is the historical novel by Anchee Min, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Tzu Hsi, the Empress Orchid, now in power, raises two sons destined to be emperors while facing court conspiracies and the Boxer Rebellion. Anchee Min composes a documented portrait of a woman struggling to preserve her humanity and sustain a declining empire.
Historical novel published in 2007; standalone sequel to the novel «Empress Orchid» by Anchee Min. English edition.
For readers of historical fiction and portraits of powerful women in the Chinese imperial court.
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.
