by Anchee Min · GRIJALBO · tapa dura · ISBN 9788425342363
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«La última emperatriz» is the historical novel by Anchee Min, published by Grijalbo in hardcover (464 pages, in Spanish).
In late 19th-century China, Tzu-Hsi, the Empress Orchid, assumes power in the Forbidden City after the death of the emperor and her only son. With the country shaken by revolts and by foreign powers seeking their share, she tries to sustain a divided empire while torn between duty and personal life.
Translation by Teresa Campredon Alberca; part of Grijalbo's Historical Novel collection.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in the Chinese imperial court and its female protagonists.
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.
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