num_pages: 32
description: The mean and monstrously ugly Emperor Cho Cho Shang decrees that everything in China be the opposite of what it was-the just and beautiful becomes unjust and ugly; cruel and hideous is now fair and lovely. The kingdom is hopelessly topsy-turvy until a few brave souls, starting with the Emperor's own son, decide to resist the madness and put things right again."Gleefully parodies modern times (or any other rotten times)...This spoof speaks truth."-The New Yorker
language: English
title: The Topsy-Turvy Emperor of China
titlecomplete: The Topsy-Turvy Emperor of China
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)