by Lilian Lee · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782080669926
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«La dernière princesse de Mandchourie» is the biographical novel by Lilian Lee, published by Flammarion in 1993 in paperback (219 pages, in French).
The story begins in 1913, when a girl from the Qing dynasty, daughter of Prince Su, travels to Japan and adopts the name Kawashima Yoshiko. Raised to serve her father's political interests, she becomes a spy, courtesan and killer, and her life crosses paths with that of Puyi, the last emperor of China. Lilian Lee presents her as a contradictory figure, divided between two countries and owner of a legendary destiny.
The novel originally appeared in 1992; this French edition came out in 1993. Lilian Lee, born in Hong Kong, is the author of some twenty novels.
For readers of historical fiction and biographies about transgressive women; the author also wrote «Adiós a mi concubina».
