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Shan sa, the author of the prizewinning the girl who played go, has reached much further back in time for her latest effort, empress, a fictional biography of empress shengshen, chinas only female emperor and one of historys most legendary wicked women. May 26, 2006 npr stories about shan sa summers most magical form of transport. Free download or read online empress pdf epub book. In seventhcentury china, during the great tang dynasty, a young girl from the humble wu clan entered the imperial gynaecium, which housed ten thousand concubines. Editions of empress by shan sa meet your next favorite book. The moon in all her immaculate purity hung in the sky, laughing at this world of dust. Shan sa has 20 books on goodreads with 27457 ratings. The girl who played go isbn 9781400032280 pdf epub shan sa. Books may 26, 2006 here s a way to travel, without suffering the high prices of. Throughout history, her name has been defamed and her story distorted by those taking vengeance on a woman who. Alexander and alestria is the imaginative tale of the dramatic love affair between alexander the great and alestria, queen of the amazons, when both are at the height of their powers.
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Shan sa was born in beijing, china, and brought up in a traditional scholarly family. Shan sa was born in beijing and had her first poems, essays, and stories published at the age of eight. In this book i found myself convinced i was in the presence of greatness, a person i want to call great, and to add to that uncommon experience, she s a woman. Her second novel to appear in english translation was empress. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are sandrilene fa toren. Shan sa author of empress meet your next favorite book. Npr coverage of empress by shan sa, sa shan, and adriana hunter. Empress wu, one of chinas most controversial figures, was its first and only female emperor, who emerged in the seventh century during the great tang dynasty and ushered in a golden age. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by shan sa. Empress by shan sa wu zetian, or heavenlight, was the only female emperor of china. In sharp contrast to her tightly focused previous novel the girl who played go, 2003, shan sa, the chinaborn french novelist and painter, has written a sweeping panoramic historical novel about the seventh centurys tang dynasty and chinas only woman emperor. Empress shan sa regan books hardcover 336 pages may 2006.
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Such is the voice of shan sas unforgettable heroine in her latest literary masterpiece, empress. The warrior and the woman pdf book download online. The great man theory of history is out of fashion, and i dont know how often historical fiction, either, sets out to portray greatness whatever that is in the political sphere. Books may 26, 2006 here s a way to travel, without suffering the high prices of fuel these days. Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, shan sa, author of alexander and alestria, plumbs the psychological and philosophical depths of what. Empress shan sa translated by adriana hunter the sharp wind and the swift dagger the only blessings from my ancestors shan sa contents epigraph one endless moons, an opaque universe, thunder, tornadoes, the quaking earth.
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