by Lin, Yutang · Editions Philippe Picquier · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782877301893
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Dive into the fascinating story of Empress Wou Tsô-t'ien, a legendary figure of the Tang dynasty in China. Through the narration of her own grandson, discover how this exceptional woman, favorite of the emperor and consumed by ambition, rose to power through palace intrigues and proclaimed herself emperor. However, her reign was marked by cruelty, war and repression. Join Judge Ti in his struggle to defeat the despot and restore the Tang dynasty in this exciting historical novel.
Lin Yutang was a Chinese writer, linguist, and inventor. A prolific bilingual writer in both Chinese and English, he was celebrated for pioneering a humorous prose style in modern Chinese literature and for serving as a cultural bridge between China and the West, most notably through My Country and My People (1935) and his English translations of Chinese classics. As a linguist, he compiled a series of ESL textbooks for Chinese learners in the 1930s and later produced an English–Chinese dictionary in the 1970s. As an inventor, he designed a Chinese typewriter, which was patented in the United States in 1952, though it was never mass-produced. From 1940 to 1973, Lin received six nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
