{"product_id":"empress-9780061829604","title":"Empress","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow available with P.S., \u003cem\u003eEmpress\u003c\/em\u003e is the hugely popular historical novel of one of China's most controversial historical figures: its first female emperor, Empress Wu, who emerged in the Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age. Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, Shan Sa, author of \u003cem\u003eAlexander and Alestria\u003c\/em\u003e, plumbs the psychological and philosophical depths of what it means to be a striving mortal in a tumultuous, power-hungry world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSa, Shan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eShan Sa was born in Beijing and had her first poems, essays, and stories published at the age of eight. In 2001 her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Played Go\u003c\/em\u003e won the Goncourt Prize. The author of \u003cem\u003eEmpress\u003c\/em\u003e, she is also a celebrated artist who has had prominent exhibitions in Paris and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502975127826,"sku":"9780061829604","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ee78d9b-1ba0-4f36-8196-947f63a0e1ab.jpg?v=1730779793","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/empress-9780061829604","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}