Faber & Faber

My Life as Emperor: Su Tong

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Synopsis:

'Tears rolled down his cheeks when he saw me, and he went down on one knee, pointing off in the direction of the Xie Empire with his kindling knife. Autumn is deepening, and calamity will soon befall the Xie Empire, he said.

Opening with a child's ascension to the throne, Su Tong's latest novel charts the complexities of courtly life, as a boy of few talents is suddenly thrust into a position of power. An extraordinary and chilling dramatisation of the dark side of nation-building, it is also a deft exploration of the failings of human nature.

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Fiction

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General Fiction

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China

Genres & Themes:

Dynasties