Michal (Zahala Michaeli), daughter to Saul, the first king of Israel, is the linchpin of Three Queens and a Concubine because her relationship with David runs the gamut from adolescent passion to ...

"The Polished Hoe," a novel by Toronto author Austin Clarke, makes its U.S. appearance after an auspicious debut in Canada, where it won the Giller Prize. Originally from Barbados, Clarke has written ...

Concubinage fell into official disrepute in Japan in the late 19th Century when the Japanese discovered that Westerners considered it a barbaric practice. Many a wealthy Japanese male, however, ...

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HENGDIAN, China — If you are going to make a movie in China today about ancient warriors defending a mythical kingdom or a partisan resisting the Japanese occupation in the 1930s, or involving any ...

A well-crafted Joseon Dynasty palace saga in which a royal consort is thrown into a merciless game of thrones, "The Concubine" seduces by way of a slow but ultimately gratifying plot reversal. A ...

What prompted you to write Escape from Harem? While I was in Agra I spent ample time visiting the Fort, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and other Mughal structures; I was fascinated by the Mughals and ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...