Wu Zetian

Author: Bei Cun
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Eastern Culture Series. About new historical fiction. About life. About love. Wu Zetian was a unique female emperor in Chinese history. With her grand and majestic style that transcended time, she reformed and governed the empire in a male-dominated society. With her courage to defy conventions, she indulged in pleasure, leaving behind endless mysterious and enigmatic materials for folk tales. This book is a film novel written specifically for renowned director Zhang Yimou and actress Gong Li. The director selected this work as the original source material from six works by six writers for adaptation. The author's imagination is extraordinary, focusing on Wu Zetian's family relationships and private life as the main narrative perspective to explore her unique personality, subtle psychology, and profound humanity. Her ruthlessness and compassion, normalcy and abnormality. The story is intricate, with dazzling details, and is hailed as the pioneering work of China's "new historical fiction."