by Robert S. Elegant · Tapa dura · ISBN 9782221008355
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«Mandchou» is the historical novel by Robert S. Elegant, published in 1982 by R. Laffont (509 pages, in French).
The novel follows an English soldier trapped in China in the first half of the 17th century, in the midst of the transition between the Ming dynasty and Manchu rule. Between 1624 and 1652, the protagonist takes part in the events that led to the conquest of the empire by the Manchu Tartars, in a well-documented account based on historical fact.
The work falls under the category of History and is translated from English by Yves Malaric.
For readers of historical novels who enjoyed «Shogun» and seek a documented approach to 17th-century China.
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Robert Sampson Elegant was an American-British author and journalist. He spent many years in Asia as a journalist. The Asian settings of all but one of his novels reflect that experience. He covered both the Korean and the Vietnam Wars, as well as four or five lesser conflicts. One of his last novels, Cry Peace, is centered on the Korean War.
