The Last Empress

Min, Anchee

ISBN 10: 0618531467 / ISBN 13: 9780618531462

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007

About this Item

First printing indicated on the copyright page. Fine in a fine jacket looks new. Signed by the author in ink with just their name on a special literary society bookplate neatly pasted on blank end paper: " Anchee Min.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Empress
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618531467
• ISBN 13: 9780618531462
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The sequel to the best-selling Empress Orchid continues the story of the resourceful Tzu Hsi, or Empress Orchid, as she is transformed from a strong-willed young woman into a politically savvy leader, moving from the concubine quarters on to the world stage, while confronting the perilous status of the Chinese empire, social unrest, and devastating personal loss. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labor collective, where a talent scout for Madame Mao’s Shanghai Film Studio recruited her to work as a movie actress. She came to the United States in 1984 with the help of actress Joan Chen. Her memoir, Red Azalea, was named one of the New York Times Notable Books of 1994 and was an international bestseller, with rights sold in twenty countries. Her novels Becoming Madame Mao and Empress Orchid were published to critical acclaim and were national bestsellers. Her two other novels, Katherine and Wild Ginger, were published to wonderful reviews and impressive foreign sales.