by Shan Sa · Albin Michel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226173362
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«Alexandre et Alestria» is the historical novel by Shan Sa, published by Albin Michel in paperback (310 pages, in French).
The novel recounts the encounter between Alestria, a wild girl turned queen of the Amazons, and Alexander the Great, conqueror of Darius, who seeks a queen to consolidate his empire. A nine-day duel on the Mongolian steppe ends in a night of love and a wedding between the conqueror and the warrior that unite their destinies.
Work published in August 2006 within the Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (Domaine Francais) collection by Albin Michel.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and novels that recreate Antiquity, with a female protagonist inspired by the myth of the Amazons.
Shan Sa is the pseudonym of Yan Ni, a French author and painter. The Girl Who Played Go was the first of her novels to be published outside France, and won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. Her second novel to appear in English translation was Empress (2006). She was awarded chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in July 2009 and chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite in May 2011.
