by Anchee Min · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782756400051
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«La Concubine», volume 1 of the Impératrice Orchidée series, is the historical novel by Anchee Min, published by Pygmalion in paperback (429 pages).
Orchidée, a young woman from a ruined family, arrives in Peking and is chosen among thousands of women as one of Emperor Xianfeng's wives. Her character clashes with the protocol of the Forbidden City and the rivalries among concubines, until she becomes the favourite. As the empire declines, she protects her son and extends her influence at court.
The novel was originally published in English in 2003 as Empress Orchid; this French edition is from 2006.
It will appeal to readers of historical fiction and fiction about the Chinese imperial court with a female protagonist and palace intrigues.
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.
