Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China

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  • Pearl S. Buck
  • Author:  Pearl S. Buck
  • Year: 28-03-2019
  • Translator from English: Snezhana Tasheva
  • Availability:  In Stock
  • Product Code:  2289-01
  • SKU: 09.0134
  • ISBN: 978-619-01-0402-5
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From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: the New York Times–bestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became China's last empress.

In Imperial Woman, Pearl S. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guard—but while still a teenager she is selected, along with her sister and hundreds of other girls, for relocation to the Forbidden City. Already set apart on account of her beauty, she’s determined to be the emperor’s favorite, and devotes all of her talent and cunning to the task. When the emperor dies, she finds herself in a role of supreme power, one she’ll command for nearly fifty years. Much has been written about Tzu Hsi, but no other novel recreates her life—the extraordinary personality, together with the world of court intrigue and the period of national turmoil with which she dealt—as well as Imperial Woman.

About the Author

Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck(1892–1973) was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China. Her novel The Good Earth was the ... Read more

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Tags: China, Figures, Biographies & Autobiographies, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Eastern Fiction Books

Specification
Year 28-03-2019
Translator from English: Snezhana Tasheva
Pages 392
Size 168/240 мм
Weight 0.47 kg
Cover Type Paperback
Genre China, Figures, Biographies & Autobiographies, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Eastern Fiction Books
Мария Кадиева 14/08/2019

ПРЕКРАСНА КНИГА

С този роман, Пърл Бък разказва не само интересна история, а има и големи познания за Китайците и тяхната 4000 години стара цивилизация с много традиции и обичаи. Приказката за издигането на малката девойка от не-най-висш ранг до най-влиятелната императорка на великолепна страна в трудни времена с войни и навлизането на технологията и модернизацията. Импертатрицата е силна жена която храбро въвежда нацията си в модерния свят.

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