wyszukanych pozycji: 12
The Last Empress
ISBN: 9780747593164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman, Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. The author brings the important figures in Chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire.
At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman, Tzu...
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109,20 zł |
Pearl of China
ISBN: 9781408809792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the town of Chin-kiang, two girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the daughter of Christian missionaries. She will grow up to become Pearl S. Buck, the Nobel Prize-winning writer and activist, but for now she is just a girl enchanted by her new Chinese friend.
In the town of Chin-kiang, two girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the daughter of ...
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70,93 zł |
Empress Orchid
ISBN: 9780747568339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. An erotic story of Imperial China from the author of "Red Azalea" and "Becoming Madame Mao".
An erotic story of Imperial China from the author of "Red Azalea" and "Becoming Madame Mao".
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66,14 zł |
Wild Ginger
ISBN: 9780618380435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 217 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Min has returned to the devastating experience of the Cultural Revolution, which defined her youth, and created a captivating love story set against the backdrop of the horrors of Maoism. Potent . . . chilling--Los Angeles Times.
Min has returned to the devastating experience of the Cultural Revolution, which defined her youth, and created a captivating love story set against t...
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70,17 zł |
Katherine
ISBN: 9780425180235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This novel, described by the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review as "nothing short of miraculous," is the story of Zebra Wong, a Chinese girl whose pragmatic mind conflicts with her passionate heart; Lion Head, her classmate, whose penchant for romantic intrigue belies his political ambitions, and Katherine, the seductive American with the red lipstick and the wild laugh who teaches them English and other foreign concepts: individualism, sensuality, the Beatles. In Katherine's classroom, repression and rebellion meet head-on-and the consequences are both tragic and liberating.
This novel, described by the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review as "nothing short of miraculous," is the story of Zebra Wong, a Chinese girl w...
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96,79 zł |
Becoming Madame Mao
ISBN: 9780618127009 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In a sweeping, erotically charged story that moves gracefully from the intimately personal to the great stage of world history, Anchee Min renders a powerful tale of passion, betrayal, and survival and creates a finely nuanced and always ambiguous portrait of one of the most fascinating, and vilified, women of the twentieth century.
Madame Mao is almost universally known as the "white-boned demon" -- ambitious, vindictive, and cruel -- whose bid to succeed her husband led to the death of millions. But Min's story begins with a young girl named Yunhe, the unwanted daughter of a concubine... In a sweeping, erotically charged story that moves gracefully from the intimately personal to the great stage of world history, Anchee Min renders a p...
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87,95 zł |
Empress Orchid
ISBN: 9780618562039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young concubine who becomes China s last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who seized power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When China is threatened by enemies, she alone seems capable of holding the country together.
In this absorbing companion piece to her novel Becoming Madame Mao (New York Times), readers and reading groups will once again be transported by Min s... From a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young con...
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74,75 zł |
The Cooked Seed
ISBN: 9781408838204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1994, Anchee Min published Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. It became an international bestseller. Twenty years later, Min returns to give us the next chapter, as she moves from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the promised land of America, without language, money or a clear path. With the help of actress Joan Chen, Anchee applies to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She shows a portfolio of her self-taught brush paintings at the US consulate and is granted an entry visa, but once in America,...
In 1994, Anchee Min published Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. It became an international best...
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81,85 zł |
Red Azalea
ISBN: 9780747596035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid
The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid
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50,87 zł |
Last Empress
ISBN: 9780547053707 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Min offers a powerful revisionist portrait based on extensive research of one of the most important figures in Chinese history. 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.
Min offers a powerful revisionist portrait based on extensive research of one of the most important figures in Chinese history. The Last Empress is th...
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83,55 zł |
Edison Shopping Guide 2018: Best Rated Stores in Edison, New Jersey - Stores Recommended for Visitors, (Shopping Guide 2018)
ISBN: 9781718725041 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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42,74 zł |
Chinese Propaganda Posters
ISBN: 9783836589512 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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226,28 zł |