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Books by Anchee Min
  | | The Last Empress(Reprint) A Novel by Anchee Min Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2008 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-547-05370-7, ISBN: 0-547-05370-3 "The last decades of the nineteenth century were a violent period in China’s history marked by humiliating foreign incursions and domestic rebellion, ultimately ending in the demise of the Ch’ing dynasty. The only constant during this tumultuous time was the power wielded by one person, the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, Lady Yehonala -- or Empress Orchid, as readers came to know her in Anchee Min’s critically acclaimed novel cove ..." |
 | | Red Azalea(Reprint) by Anchee Min Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2006 by Anchor ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-9698-5, ISBN: 1-4000-9698-7 "A revelatory and disturbing portrait of China, this is Anchee Min’s celebrated memoir of growing up in the last years of Mao’s China. As a child, Min was asked to publicly humiliate a teacher; at seventeen, she was sent to work at a labor collective. Forbidden to speak, dress, read, write, or love as she pleased, she found a lifeline in a secret love affair with another woman. Miraculously selected for the film version of one of Madame ..." |
 | | Becoming Madame Mao(1st Edition) by Anchee Min Paperback, 330 Pages, Published 2001 by Mariner Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-618-12700-9, ISBN: 0-618-12700-3 "Many writers have engaged in the project of rescuing female figures from history, but few have tackled such an unsympathetic character as Anchee Min does in her historical novel Becoming Madame Mao. Known as the White Boned Demon during her reign of terror in China, Madame Mao was blamed for countless bloody and vengeful executions; she sought out those who had wronged her in the past and wiped them off the face of the earth. ..." |
 | | Pearl of China(Reprint) A Novel by Anchee Min Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-60819-312-7, ISBN: 1-60819-312-8 "In the small southern China town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the headstrong daughter of Christian missionaries-and will grow up to become Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize-winning writer and activist. This unlikely pair becomes lifelong friends, confiding their beliefs and dreams, experiencing love and ..." |
 | | Empress Orchid(Reprint) by Anchee Min Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2005 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-618-56203-9, ISBN: 0-618-56203-6 "From a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young concubine who becomes China’s last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who seized power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When China is threatened by enemies, she alone seems capable of holding the country togethe ..." |
 | | Wild Ginger(1st Edition) A Novel by Anchee Min Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2002 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-618-38043-5, ISBN: 0-618-38043-4 "The beautiful, iron-willed Wild Ginger is only in elementary school when we first meet her, but already she has been singled out by the Red Guards for her "foreign-colored eyes." Her classmate Maple is also a target of persecution. It is through the quieter, more skeptical Maple, a less than ardent Maoist whose father is languishing in prison for a minor crime, that we see this story to its tragic end. The Red Guards have branded Wi ..." |
 | | The Cooked Seed(Reprint) A Memoir by Anchee Min Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by Bloomsbury Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-60819-423-0, ISBN: 1-60819-423-X "In 1994, Anchee Min made her literary debut with a memoir of growing up in China during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. "Red Azalea" became an international bestseller and propelled her career as a successful, critically acclaimed author. Twenty years later, Min returns to the story of her own life to give us the next chapter, an immigrant story that takes her from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden b ..." |
 | | The Cooked Seed(1st Edition) A Memoir by Anchee Min Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2013 by Bloomsbury Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-59691-698-2, ISBN: 1-59691-698-2 "In 1994, Anchee Min made her literary debut with a memoir of growing up in China during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. Red Azalea became an international bestseller and propelled her career as a successful, critically acclaimed author. Twenty years later, Min returns to the story of her own life to give us the next chapter, an immigrant story that takes her from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bou ..." |
 | | Katherine(Reprint) by Anchee Min Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Berkley ISBN-13: 978-0-425-18023-5, ISBN: 0-425-18023-9 "This novel, described by the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review as "nothing short of miraculous," is the story of Zebra Wong, a Chinese girl whose pragmatic mind conflicts with her passionate heart; Lion Head, her classmate, whose penchant for romantic intrigue belies his political ambitions, and Katherine, the seductive American with the red lipstick and the wild laugh who teaches them English and other foreign concepts: individualism ..." |
 | | The Cooked Seed by Anchee Min Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by A&C Black ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-3820-4, ISBN: 1-4088-3820-6 "The amateur's work reminds me of Henry Matisse, the great master, and my personal favorite!” The woman reached for her purse. “In fact, I am going to purchase all of her paintings for ten dollars each! I just finished remodeling my bathrooms, and these images of beautiful herbs in bright colors will be perfect!” Qigu beamed with joy. “What a sharp eye you have, madam! What a wise investment! I agree with you wholeheartedly! This ar ..." |
 | | Pearl of China(1st Edition) A Novel by Anchee Min Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2010 by Bloomsbury Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-59691-697-5, ISBN: 1-59691-697-4 "It is the end of the nineteenth century and China is riding on the crest of great change, but for nine-year-old Willow, the only child of a destitute family in the small southern town of Chin-kiang, nothing ever seems to change. Until the day she meets Pearl, the eldest daughter of a zealous American missionary.Pearl is head-strong, independent and fiercely intelligent, and will grow up to be Pearl S Buck, the Pulitzer- and Nobel ..." |
 | | Becoming Madame Mao(1st Edition) by Anchee Min Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-618-00407-2, ISBN: 0-618-00407-6 "Many writers have engaged in the project of rescuing female figures from history, but few have tackled such an unsympathetic character as Anchee Min does in her historical novel Becoming Madame Mao. Known as the White Boned Demon during her reign of terror in China, Madame Mao was blamed for countless bloody and vengeful executions; she sought out those who had wronged her in the past and wiped them off the face of the earth. ..." |
 | | Red Azalea(Reprint) by Anchee Min Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1995 by Berkley ISBN-13: 978-0-425-14776-4, ISBN: 0-425-14776-2 "Anchee Min. dossier would never be changed. They would follow me even after death. The dossier determines who I am and who I will be. It would be the only image ... 409 was a military-trained German shepherd. It was said that he could do ..." |
 | | Red Azalea(1st Edition) by Anchee Min, James Mills, Min Anshee Hardcover, 306 Pages, Published 1994 by Pantheon ISBN-13: 978-0-679-42332-4, ISBN: 0-679-42332-X "A woman who grew up in China during its Cultural Revolution describes the grueling physical labor she endured on Red Fire Farm, her forced segregation from men, her sexual relationship with her platoon leader, and her introduction to acting. 40,000 first printing. $40,000 ad/promo. Tour." |
 | | The Cooked Seed(1st Edition) by Anchee Min Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2013 by Bloomsbury Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-3817-4, ISBN: 1-4088-3817-6 "In 1994, Anchee Min published Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. It became an international bestseller. Twenty years later, Min returns to give us the next chapter, as she moves from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the promised land of America, without language, money or a clear path.With the help of actress Joan Chen, Anchee applies to the School of ..." |
 | | Pearl of China (Paperback) by Anchee Min Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-0979-2, ISBN: 1-4088-0979-6 "In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, two young girls from very different worlds collide and become inseparable companions. Willow is hardened by poverty and fearful for her future; Pearl is the daughter of a Christian missionary who desperately wishes she was Chinese too. Neither could have foreseen the transformation of the little American girl embarrassed by her blonde hair into the Nobel Prize-winning writer and one of China's m ..." |
 | | Empress Orchid(1st Edition) A Novel by Anchee Min Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-618-06887-6, ISBN: 0-618-06887-2 "The setting is China's Forbidden City in the last days of its imperial glory, a vast complex of palaces and gardens run by thousands of eunuchs and encircled by a wall in the center of Peking. In this highly ordered place -- tradition-bound, ruled by strict etiquette, rife with political and erotic tension -- the Emperor, "the Son of Heaven," performs two duties: he must rule the court and conceive an heir. To achieve the latter, tradit ..." |
 | | Red Azalea by Anchee Min Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1999 by Berkley Trade ISBN-13: 978-0-425-16687-1, ISBN: 0-425-16687-2 "Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown." |
 | | Empress Orchid by Anchee Min Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2004 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-6698-4, ISBN: 0-7475-6698-4 |
 | | Wild Ginger(1st Edition) A Novel by Anchee Min Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-618-06886-9, ISBN: 0-618-06886-4 "The beautiful, iron-willed Wild Ginger is only in elementary school when we first meet her, but already she has been singled out by the Red Guards for her "foreign-colored eyes." Her classmate Maple is also a target of persecution. It is through the quieter, more skeptical Maple, a less than ardent Maoist whose father is languishing in prison for a minor crime, that we see this story to its tragic end. The Red Guards have branded Wi ..." |
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