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The last concubine

Paperback • 2008 • English • 1. edition

The last concubine

By Lesley Downer

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

This is an epic love story closely based on historical events, chronicling 19th century Japan's extraordinary change from a medieval to a modern country. This is the story of a shogun, a princess and the three thousand women of the women's palace - all of whom really existed - and of the civil war that brought their way of life to an end ...Japan, 1865: the women's palace in the great city of Edo is a sprawling complex much like a middle-eastern harem. Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalrie...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780593057605

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The last concubine

Format

Paperback

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