Empress (novel)

Empress
First edition (French)
Author Shan Sa
Original title Impératrice
Translator Adriana Hunter
Country France
Language French
Genre Historical biographical novel
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
May 2, 2006
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 321 pp (first edition)
ISBN 0-06-081758-5
OCLC 63245630
843/.92 22
LC Class PQ3979.2.S47 I4713 2006

Empress (French: Impératrice) is a French biographical novel written by Shan Sa, a French author who was born in Beijing. It focuses on Empress Wu Zetian, from her upbringing to her rise to power from concubine to the first Empress of China. The novel is told from her point of view (first person POV), and discusses her motivations in her court and love life.