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Empress, The Last by Min, Anchee, 1957- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The last decades of the nineteenth century were a violent period in China’s history marked by humiliating foreign incursions and domestic rebellion, ultimately ending in the demise of the Ch’ing dynasty. The only constant during this tumultuous time was the power wielded by one person, the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, Lady Yehonala -- or Empress Orchid, as readers came to know her in Anchee Min’s critically acclaimed novel covering the first part of her life.The Last Empress is the story of Orchid’s dramatic transition from a strong-willed, instinctive young woman to a wise and politically savvy leader who ruled China for more than four decades. Moving from the intimacy of the concubine quarters into the spotlight of the world stage, Orchid must face not only the perilous condition of her empire but also a series of devastating personal losses, as first her son and then her adopted son succumb to early death. Yearning only to step aside, and yet growing constantly into her role, only she—allied with the progressives, but loyal to the conservative Manchu clan of her dynasty—can hold the nation’s rival factions together.Anchee Min offers a powerful revisionist portrait based

Who reads Empress, The Last?

Author

Min, Anchee, 1957-

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780618531462

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Rating

3.79 / 5 (6,428 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14