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OverviewThe story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In this audio book, Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rules 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. Pearl S. Buck s knowledge of and fascination with the Empress s life are contagious. She reveals the essence of this self-involved and infamous last Empress, at the same time she takes the listener through China s struggle for freedom and democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pearl S Buck , Kirsten Potter , Kirsten PotterPublisher: Oasis Audio Imprint: Oasis Audio ISBN: 9781608148240ISBN 10: 1608148246 Publication Date: 22 February 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Downloadable audio file Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPearl S. Buck recreated the lives of ordinary Chinese people in The Good Earth, an overnight worldwide best-seller in 1932, later a blockbuster movie. Buck went on to become the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Long before anyone else, she foresaw China s future as a superpower, and she recognized the crucial importance for both countries of China s building a relationship with the United States. As a teenager she had witnessed the first stirrings of Chinese revolution, and as a young woman she narrowly escaped being killed in the deadly struggle between Chinese Nationalists and the newly formed Communist Party. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |