Empress Orchid（ISBN=9780618562039）
From a master of the historical novel, "Empress Orchid" sweepsreaders into the splendid heart of the Forbidden City to tell thefascinating story of a young Chinese concubine who becomes China'slast empress.
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Last Empress（ISBN=9780547053707）
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Review PRAISE FOR EMPRESS ORCHID: 'A wild,passionate, fearless American writer' New York Times 'EmpressOrchid is strong on both sexual chicanery and violent conspiracy afascinating account' Guardian 'An engrossing story enhanced byMin's imaginative power Like all good novelists, she implies asmuch as she says, and her characterisation is subtle andworldly-wise' Glasgow Herald 'I loved Empress Orchid a rivetingread' Judy Finnegan, Woman's Own In this sequel to her historical novel Empress Orchid (2004), Mintells the story of late-19th-century China's crumbling empire, fromthe point of view of the country's much-vilified final empress.Twoyears after the death of Orchid's husband, she and his "firstwife," Nuharoo, are sharing the upbringing of the new Emperor,Orchid's seven-year-old son Tung Chih, and acting as rulingco-regents until he grows up. Orchid is overseeing a nation heavilyin debt and slowly losing control of its provinces to westernnations and Japan. Orchid is selflessly devoted to governing China
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作者简介：Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labour collective, where a talent scout for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio recruited her to work as a movie actress. She moved to the United States in 1984. Her memoir, Red Azalea, was an international bestseller with rights sold in twenty countries. Her novels, Becoming Madame Mao, Katherine, Wild Ginger and Empress Orchid were published to wonderful reviews and impressive foreign sales. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Product Details 基本信息 ISBN-13 书号 9780747593850 Author 作者 Anchee Min Format 版本 平装 Pages Number 页数 415页 Publisher 出版社 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC;Export and UK open market ed Publication Date 出版日期 2008年4月7日 Product Dimensions 商品尺寸 11.1 x 2.6 x 17.8 cm Shipping Weight 商品重量 200 g Language 语种 英语 Book Contents 内容简介 At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked byhumiliating foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constantis the power wielded by one woman: the resilient, ever-resourcefulTzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. Moving from the intimacy ofthe concubine quarters into the spotlight of the world stage,Orchid makes a dramatic metamorphosis from a strong-willed youngwoman to a wise political leader, who must not only face theperilous condition of her fading empire but also a series ofdevastating personal losses. Yearning to step aside yet growingconstant
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Empress Orchid 兰花皇后 (ISBN 9780747568339)
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