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Chargement... Impératrice Orchidée, Tome 2 : La Souveraine (2007)par Anchee Min
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Anchee Min continues the story of the last Chinese Empress much in the same vein as she did in the first book, Empress Orchid. So pretty much everything I stated in review for that book still stands, except that this volume now covers the decades from her cementing of the power to her very last day. The struggles to keep China together, the intrigues, the yearning for love are still all there, as is the compassionate portrayal of the empress. My feeling of Anchee Min whitewashing, or at least glossing over some of the things the empress did, was still reinforced in this volume. Yet, after reading this book, I have no trouble believing that the popular image of her as an overly conservative tyrant who brought down the dynasty, is exaggerated. Much of it came from the western press of that time, because it was in the interest of western colonial powers that were bullying China. All in all, a good series to read if you're interested in China and the end of the dynasty. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieImpératrice Orchidée (Book 2)
Late 19th-century China is a tumultuous land beset by warring enemies--both from beyond its borders and within the fabled walls of the Forbidden City. When her son and adopted son each succumb to early deaths, Orchid reluctantly assumes greater power. While foreign nations like Japan, Russia, France, and England fight for their share of the Chinese spoils, Orchid sees her nation divide into opposing factions. Struggling against sexism and insurgence, only she can keep China from tearing itself apart. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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There's a lot of politics; a lot of politicians with similar names; I have some impression of China collapsing from internal strife and foreign incursions, but only a very vague sense.
Wasnt sorry to reach the end. ( )