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Empress / Shan Sa

Public ISBD Aucun avis sur cette notice. Titre : Empress Auteurs : Shan Sa, Auteur ; Adriana Hunter, Traducteur Editeur : New York : Harper Collins, 2003 Collection : Perennial Note générale : Shan Sa was born in Beijing and had her first poems, essays, and stories published at the age of eight. In 2001 her novel The Girl Who Played Go won the Goncourt Prize. The author of Alexander and Alestria, she is also a celebrated artist who has had prominent exhibitions in Paris and in New York. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Français (fre)   Résumé : One of China’s most controversial historical figures, Empress Wu was its first and only female emperor, emerging in the seventh century during the great Tang Dynasty to usher in a golden age. Throughout history, her name has been defamed and her story distorted. But now, after thirteen centuries, Empress Wu flings open the gates of the Forbidden City and tells her own astonishing tale -revealing a fascinating, complex figure who in many ways remain modern to this day. Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, Shan Sa, author of Alexander and Alestria, plumbs the psychological and philosophical depths of what it means to be a striving mortal in a tumultuous, power-hungry world. Empress is a great literary feat and a revelation for the ages. Mots-clés : Francophonie  Chine  roman historique Index. décimale : 843 Roman francophone Genre : / Permalink : http://medialibrary.afthailande.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=29784 Empress [texte imprimé] / Shan Sa, Auteur ; Adriana Hunter, Traducteur . - New York : Harper Collins, 2003. - (Perennial) . ISSN : 2140061829603 Shan Sa was born in Beijing and had her first poems, essays, and stories published at the age of eight. In 2001 her novel The Girl Who Played Go won the Goncourt Prize. The author of Alexander and Alestria, she is also a celebrated artist who has had prominent exhibitions in Paris and in New York. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Français (fre)   Résumé : One of China’s most controversial historical figures, Empress Wu was its first and only female emperor, emerging in the seventh century during the great Tang Dynasty to usher in a golden age. Throughout history, her name has been defamed and her story distorted. But now, after thirteen centuries, Empress Wu flings open the gates of the Forbidden City and tells her own astonishing tale -revealing a fascinating, complex figure who in many ways remain modern to this day. Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, Shan Sa, author of Alexander and Alestria, plumbs the psychological and philosophical depths of what it means to be a striving mortal in a tumultuous, power-hungry world. Empress is a great literary feat and a revelation for the ages. Mots-clés : Francophonie  Chine  roman historique Index. décimale : 843 Roman francophone Genre : / Permalink : http://medialibrary.afthailande.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=29784

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• Impératrice / Shan Sa

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Fear and Trembling / Amélie Nothomb

Public ISBD Aucun avis sur cette notice. Traduit sous le titreFear and Trembing / Amélie Nothomb Titre : Fear and Trembling Auteurs : Amélie Nothomb, Auteur ; Adriana Hunter, Traducteur Editeur : Londres [Royaume-Uni] : Faber & Faber limited, 2001 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Français (fre)   Résumé : According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfillment of a dream for Amélie; working there turns into comic nightmare. Alternately disturbing and hilarious, unbelievable and shatteringly convincing, Fear and Trembling will keep readers clutching tight to the pages of this taut little novel, caught up in the throes of fear, trembling, and, ultimately, delight. Mots-clés : Japan  cultural shock  working environment Index. décimale : 843 Roman francophone Genre : Roman Permalink : http://medialibrary.afthailande.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=31075 Traduit sous le titre Fear and Trembing / Amélie Nothomb Fear and Trembling [texte imprimé] / Amélie Nothomb, Auteur ; Adriana Hunter, Traducteur . - Londres (The Bindery, 51 Hatton Garden, EC1N 8HN, Royaume-Uni) : Faber & Faber limited, 2001. ISSN : 9780571220482 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Français (fre)   Résumé : According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfillment of a dream for Amélie; working there turns into comic nightmare. Alternately disturbing and hilarious, unbelievable and shatteringly convincing, Fear and Trembling will keep readers clutching tight to the pages of this taut little novel, caught up in the throes of fear, trembling, and, ultimately, delight. Mots-clés : Japan  cultural shock  working environment Index. décimale : 843 Roman francophone Genre : Roman Permalink : http://medialibrary.afthailande.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=31075

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• Stupeur et tremblements / Amélie Nothomb

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