My Life as Emperor

Su Tong (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2006
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-22079-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Opening with a child's ascension to the Chinese throne, this novel charts the complexities of courtly life, as a boy of few talents is suddenly thrust into a position of power. The dramatisation of the dark side of nation-building, this is also a deft exploration of the failings of human nature.

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Opening with a child's ascension to the Chinese throne, Su Tong's latest novel charts the complexities of courtly life, as a boy of few talents is suddenly thrust into a position of power. An extraordinary and chilling dramatisation of the dark side of nation-building, it is also a deft exploration of the failings of human nature.

Autor

Su Tong was born in Suzhou, China in 1963. He is the author of the novel Rice and the three-novella collection Raise the Red Lantern, the title story of which was made into an Oscar-nominated film by Zhang Yimou.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2006
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 127 x 196 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0-571-22079-7 / 0571220797
• ISBN-13: 978-0-571-22079-3 / 9780571220793
• Zustand: Neuware