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Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck (2004, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMoyer Bell

ISBN-101559210354

ISBN-139781559210355

eBay Product ID (ePID)955427

Product Key Features

Book TitleImperial Woman

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicLiterary, Biographical, Historical

FeaturesReprint

GenreFiction

AuthorPearl S. Buck

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight14.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-020531

Dewey Edition18

ReviewsOriginally published in 1956,Imperial Womanis Pearl Buck's longest novel and her only novel about a figure in history.

Dewey Decimal823/.9/1

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisImperial 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.

LC Classification NumberPS3503.U198I5 1991