{"product_id":"mandarin-9780743237802","title":"Mandarin","description":"\u003cb\u003eRichard Elegant pens a grand tale of intrigue in nineteenth-century China where imperial rule is crumbling as the Opium Wars and Taping Rebellion rage in the second novel of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Imperial China trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoyalty is put to a cruel test on the streets of Shanghai, where Jewish silk merchant Saul Heleevie tries to save his long-time Chinese business partner from a false accusation of abomination in relation to his mother's suicide and the brutal and corrupt penal system seeking to punish him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile in the imperial palace, love and deception entwine as the \"Virtuous Concubine\" Yehenala contrives to bear the opium-eating, syphilitic emperor's only son in an effort to lay the foundation for her elevation to the pinnacle power in China as the formidable empress dowager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compelling saga of nineteenth-century China is filled with \"intricate shuttlecock diplomacy, ceremonial battle action, family saga romance--all polished to an entertaining high gloss\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Elegant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.07w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743237802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Elegant was born in New York City in 1928. Elegant earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and after voluntary service in the US Army, he went on to study Japanese and advance Chinese at Yale and Columbia. In 1953, he ventured to Asia as a Pulitzer traveling fellow and became one of the youngest American reporters covering the Korean War. A recipient of several major press awards, Elegant's books have been widely translated and many have become bestsellers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125868851315,"sku":"9.78074E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_10ff5fad-826e-4b92-98f6-dd70bd96ce61.jpg?v=1764767265","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/mandarin-9780743237802","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}