Shan Sa: 5 books

Such is the voice of Shan Sa's unforgettable heroine in her latest literary masterpiece, Empress. Empress Wu, one of China's most controversial figures, was its first and only female emperor, who emerged in the seventh century during the great Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age. Throughout history,...

En Chine, le saule pleureur symbolise la mort et la renaissance. Faut-il croire qu'une branche de saule puisse devenir une femme condamnée à poursuivre l'amour de siècle en siècle ? En quatre périodes qui sont autant de Chine différentes, Shan Sa conte l'épopée de ces âmes errantes. D'un...

Alors que la Mandchourie est occupée par l'armée japonaise, une lycéenne de seize ans semble ignorer tranquillement la guerre, les cruautés, les privations. Mélancolique, seule telle « un rouleau de soie cramoisie enfermé au fond d'un coffre en bois », l'adolescente joue au Go. D'où tient-elle...

re-creating the lives of two of the most intriguing rulers in history, Shan Sa brings us a novel filled with the sound of hooves, the whistle of arrows, blood, passion, and betrayal. The familiar figure of Alexander the Great comes to new life in this richly imagined tale, which entwines his historical...

As the Japanese military invades 1930s Manchuria, a young girl approaches her own sexual coming of age. Drawn into a complex triangle with two boys, she distracts herself from the onslaught of adulthood by playing the game of go with strangers in a public square--and yet the force of desire, like...