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Jan 1, 1989 · From Emperor to Citizen is the autobiography of Pu Yi, the man who was the last emperor of China. A unique memoir of the first half of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of one born to be an absolute monarch, the book begins with the author's vivid account of the last, decadent days of the Ching Dynasty, and closes with an introspective self-portrait of the last Ching emperor ...
Puyi[c] (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty. He became emperor at the age of two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate in 1912 as a result of Xinhai Revolution at the age of six. During his first reign, he was known as the Xuantong Emperor, with his ...
Pu Yi, W.J.F. Jenner (Translator) 3.81. 1,102 ratings124 reviews. From Emperor to Citizen is the autobiography of Pu Yi, the man who was the last emperor of China. A unique memoir of the first half of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of one born to be an absolute monarch, the book begins with the author's vivid account of the last ...
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From Emperor to Citizen. From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi (Chinese: 我的前半生, literally translated as The First Half of My Life) is the autobiography of Puyi, the last emperor of China. The Bernardo Bertolucci film The Last Emperor is based on this book. The book has three editions: First Edition (1960 ...
Nov 20, 2013 · Autobiography of the last Emperor of China. Gave up the throne in 1912 at age 6 after a revolution overthrew the Manchu government and established a republic. Remained in Beijing until 1924 when he fled from warlords to Japanese protection in nearby city of Tianjin.
Mar 1, 2010 · This autobiography traces the unique life of Henry Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, from when he first ascended the throne at 2 years 10 months of age, through his time in hiding, to his time puppet ruling Manchukuo for the Japanese in WWII, to his thought reform under the communists. The first 3/4 of the book will make you very angry at Pu Yi.
- Henry Pu Yi
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From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. Puyi. Oxford University Press, 1987 - Biography & Autobiography - 502 pages. First published in Chinese in 1964 and then banned by the revolutionaries ten years later, this remarkable autobiography presents the story of a man who served twice as emperor of China, once as emperor ...
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