My Life as Emperor by Su Tong
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.
"'Powerful and elegantThe world he so vividly depicts has the timelessness of a classical Chinese court painting, and at least as much cruelty as a traditional romance. Readers brought up on the Chinese historical novels of Pearl Buck or the quasi-historical sagas of Mary Renault will revel in the serpentine atmosphere and voluptuous prose.' Independent 'Su Tong's Xie empire is a dreamlike, beautiful, brutal place [and] his prose is full of gorgeous images.' Sunday Times"
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571220793 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571220797 |
| Title | My Life as Emperor |
| Author | Su Tong |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2006-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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