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Original Title:	Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
ISBN:	1559210354 (ISBN13: 9781559210355)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Tzu Hsi
Setting:	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Imperial Woman Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

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Title	:	Imperial Woman
Author	:	Pearl S. Buck
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	December 1st 2004 by Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries (first published 1956)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. China. Classics. Asia

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Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence.Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly moved her into the position of Second Consort.Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court, but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power (even during her husband's life) parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to the modern way.

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Ratings: 4.05 From 6274 Users | 474 Reviews

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This might be my all time favorite book. It had historical properties, strong women, lots of descriptive scenery and well developed characters. I learned alot about China.

Such a powerful story. It's hard to tell if the story is really historically accurate, since this woman is shrouded in mystery and historians can't seem to agree on what sort of person the Dragon Lady was or what motivated her actions. From the author's forword, "Hsu Tsi, the last ruling Empress of China, was a woman so diverse in her gifts, so contradictory in her behavior, so rich in the many aspects of her personality, that it is difficult to convey her whole self." Indeed. Parts of this



I thoroughly enjoyed learning about this era and this court culture, neither of which I knew anything about. The book is not always the easiest to read but what I took away from it far outweighs the sometimes slow reading and awkward sentences.

It isn't often I give up on a novel. Generally it's my policy to finish a book whether I'm enjoying the journey or not, because often I'm surprised in the last moments, finding the author has brought all the elements of the story together in a brilliant finish.Such is not the case with Imperial Woman, by Pearl S. Buck. Buck presents what should be a fascinating story about the last, and most famous, empress of China, Tzu Hsi. Instead Buck has taken the easy route and presented what is very

In this book Pearl Buck undertakes to tell the life story of Tsu Hsi from the age of seventeen, when she is chosen to be one of hundreds of concubines, to an old age as the last empress of China. All along the way, her beauty, intelligence and manipulative power enable her to survive crisis after crisis, reveling in the support and love of the Chinese people.It is a remarkable story of a remarkable woman, rising and ruling entirely in her own right. She must straddle the desires of her own heart

Before I attempt to say anything about this novel, I simply wish to note that I do not in any way award these five stars out of some misguided sentiment that this book accurately portrays China and all its entailing history as its own cultural members would. The most concrete experience I have with the country is having been taught the Chinese phrases for 'left turn', 'right turn', and 'straight ahead' during a road trip many years ago, and I assure you, neither my intercultural credibility nor