Shan Sa Knihy

Milostný příběh čínské studentky a japonského okupačního důstojníka, odehrávající se v čínské provincii Mandžusko ve čtyřicátých letech dvacátého století. Čínská provincie Mandžusko, 1937: Japonci obsadili zemi, povstání byla brutálně potlačena v zárodku, Peking stojí těsně před pádem… …a mladá mandžuská dívka prožívá svou první lásku… muž, kterého miluje, se zaplete do spiknutí proti okupantům a je popraven… Dívka uniká do světa japonské strategické hry go – hraje ji od svých čtyř let, je první ženou, která může na náměstí Tisíce větrů usednout za hrací desku. Jednoho dne sem přichází mladý mandarín – a krásná Číňanka ho vyzve ke hře. Na stovky let starém hracím poli go vyzkouší oba hráči během četných soubojů všechny strategie – útok, obranu i zákopovou válku – týdny a měsíce rozehrávají vášnivý duel, který každý z nich chápe jinak… láska zůstává nevyslovena… setkávají se denně, přesto o sobě nic nevědí – dokud se tichý mandarín neprokáže jako japonský důstojník, špión ve službách nepřátelské země…

"Khian 'Khi' Prince is a certified boss with what seems to be the weight of the world on his shoulders. His job is to ensure that he and his brothers maintain their status in the streets, along with caring for his two baby mamas and the kids he shares with them. After failing twice at love, Khi's not ready to give up on finding his queen just yet, and after running into Cuba Lance, he's certain he has finally gotten it right. When Cuba mends his heart only to shatter it all over again, will Khi give up on love once and for all, or will he fight to keep the woman who has everything he's been looking for? Daelan 'Dae' Prince is the ultimate bad boy with pretty-boy looks and a no-nonsense type of attitude. He's feared by many men and lusted after by plenty of women. With Amber, the love of his life, and his 5-year-old son by his side, Daelan could have a happily-ever-after ending--except that he can't seem to stop messing up. Usually his loved ones are there to pick up the shattered pieces, but what happens when Daelan makes a decision that put the lives of everyone around him in danger? Kaedee Prince is known in the streets because of his brothers, but he's also known in the courtroom as one not to be messed with. With his wife Deonna by his side, they run the most sought-after law firm in the city. Kaedee knew his law degree would come in handy for his brothers, but he never expected that his wife would one day need his services. Hit with money laundering charges, Deonna learns that your past doesn't always stay behind you. When her ex shows up in her husband's office, Deonna finds herself in love with two men at the same time. She's forced to choose, but when that decision lands someone in a grave, are the Prince brothers ready for a war?" -- Amazon.com

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, her name has been defamed and her story distorted by those taking vengeance on a woman who dared to become emperor. But now, for the first time in thirteen centuries, Empress Wu (or Heavenlight, as we come to know her) flings open the gates of the Forbidden City and tells her own astonishing tale—revealing a fascinating, complex figure who in many ways remains modern to this day. Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, Shan Sa 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.

Zhao le soldat et Ayamei la révoltée courent dans les rues sombres de Pékin. La Place de la Paix céleste - Tian an men - est couverte du sang des étudiants. Du sang des enfants de la Chine moderne, élevés dans l'idéologie étouffante du régime maoïste.Ayamei se cache, quitte Pékin, parcourt des milliers de kilomètres, fuit vers la montagne. Inlassablement Zhao suit sa piste. Son acharnement est à la mesure de sa foi dans le régime : aveugle et sans limites.Au terme de cette longue traque, Zhao, l'autodidacte inflexible, se laissera-t-il contaminer par la beauté et la poésie ou choisira-t-il d'ignorer la voie qu'Ayamei est en train de découvrir ?Il deviendra, malgré lui, le héros d'un roman d'amour sobre, pudique et troublant.

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 ?D'un Pékin bruissant dans les songes et la poussière au silence de la Cité interdite, de l'ère des courtisanes vêtues de soie à la Révolution culturelle, des steppes où galopent les Tartares aux rizières qu'arrose le sang des gardes rouges, deux êtres se cherchent et se perdent. Tout les sépare. Toutes les tragédies d'un peuple ancien. Dans ce tumulte, il faudrait un miracle pour les réunir...Roman d'amour ? Oui. Mais ce roman lyrique est aussi une traversée de la Chine éternelle. C'est une fable qui a parfois le goût du thé amer.