Author: PU YI, AISIN-GIORO
Title: From Emperor to Citizen : The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
Description: Beijing, Foreign Languages Press. 1989, First Thus. (ISBN: 0835111598). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with gold titles on red boards with Fine dustjacket. Silk page marker bound in. Translated from the Chinese by W.J.F. Jenner. Celebrated in Bertolucci's 'The Last Emperor', this is the last Chinese Emperor's autobiography from the last decadent days of the Ching court to his imprisonment by the Chinese People's Government and final release as an ordinary citizen. 57 illustrations, mostly photographic. A moving account and a detailed history of the period. L. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Biography, Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, Last Chinese Emperor 0835111598


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