Anchee Min
Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labor collective, where a talent scout for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio recruited her to work as a movie actress. She moved to the United States in 1984. Her first memoir, Red Azalea , was an international bestseller, published in twenty countries. She has since published six novels, including the Richard & Judy choice Empress Orchid and, most recently, Pearl of China .
Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labor collective, where a talent scout for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio recruited her to work as a movie actress. She moved to the United States in 1984. Her first memoir, Red Azalea , was an international bestseller, published in twenty countries. She has since published six novels, including the Richard & Judy choice Empress Orchid and, most recently, Pearl of China . See less
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Anchee Min book reviews
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Empress Orchid
Absolutely Fascinating
I have long been fascinated by Chinese culture and history, have studied the Chinese Revolution and have read countless memoirs, fictional novels and historical accounts on the 'Sleeping Giant' that ... Read More
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The Last Empress
Critics get it all wrong while being correct
by Skip, Apr 3, 2007
Most American readers and movie goers like happy endings, which usually translates into fantasy and we all know what a fantasy is: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. You won?t find a happy ending in ... Read More
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Empress Orchid
Scandelous Read
by Jellypus, Jan 29, 2008
This was a great book full of drama and written full of detail. A great recommendation for all historical fiction readers. It starts off with a young girl of Manchurian descent given the opporutunity ... Read More
