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My Life as Emperor

My Life as Emperor

by My Lifeasan Emperor Su Tong (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

A tableau of life in the court of a child emperor, a boy of few talents and limited interests who displays a variety of recognizable and eternal human qualities, good and bad.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 02 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 0571220797
ISBN 13: 9780571220793
Book Overview: Su Tong's Xie empire is a dreamlike, beautiful, brutal place [and] his prose is full of gorgeous images.' Sunday Times

Media Reviews
'Powerful and elegant. The 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
Author Bio
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.