Empress
by Shana Sa (9780061829604)

Empress (Book)

Shana Sa
Release Date: 01 September 2009
Format: Paperback
Pages: 321
Category: Literary
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061829604
ISBN-10: 0061829609

One of China's most controversial figures, Empress Wu was its first and only female emperor, emerging in the seventh century during the great Tang Dynasty to usher in a golden age. Throughout history, her name has been defamed and her story distorted. But now, after thirteen centuries, Empress Wu flings open the gates of the Forbidden City and tells her own astonishing tale--revealing a fascinating, complex figure who in many ways remains modern to this day.

Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, Shan Sa plumbs the psychological and philosophical depths of what it means to be a striving mortal in a tumultuous, power-hungry world. "Empress" is a great literary feat and a revelation for the ages.

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