From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi (2… (urspr publ 1964; utgåvan 1979)

Ghost-written "autobiography" of the Last Emperor is basically a work of propaganda, but is still interesting. ( )

Exceptionally good. Enjoyed the movie years ago (Last Emperor), but appreciate it even more after having read this auto-biography. ( )

Last Emperor of China by Pu Yi (Author) (1964)

Last Emperor of China 1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917 he was a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1964 until his death in 1967. Those 12 days, one small bomb was dropped over the Forbidden City by a republican plane, causing minor damage the first aerial bombardment ever in Eastern Asia.

Aisin-Gioro Puyi (simplified Chinese: 溥仪; traditional Chinese: 溥儀; pinyin: Pǔ yí) (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967)
Emperor Pu Yi is the last Emperor of the Dynasty before the Chinese Republic. The first President of the Republic of China Yuan Shikai,claimed the title of "Emperor of China"

The most interesting people living in China, never using an individual's clan name on complete contravention with the old Chinese and Manchu rule, a way to desecrate the old order quite young at that time see what all this people perceive by sight or have the power to perceive, that December 2, 1908 Pu-Yi became Emperor of a country of China, under the reign name Hsuan T'ung. Puyi succeeded to the Manchu throne at the age of three, when his uncle, the Guangxu emperor, died on Nov. 14, 1908,become the 12th emperor of Qin. The Forbidden City in Beijing. It is a complex composed of several buildings in a variety of styles, including the architectures of Chinese, Japanese, and European.

Was courted by the Japanese who had acquired the former German concessions in Manchuria In order to bring the region under their control the Imperial Japanese Army for China's last emperor Puyi to live in as part of his role as Emperor of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo 1945. After the fall of Manchukuo, the palace was damaged when Soviet troops looted Xinjing ( )

The autobiography of Pu Yi - the last emperor of China. This was an interesting book, but seemed to be done rather carefully. As another reader mentioned, I wonder if it would have been different if it was written outside of China. It's really a rather human story of a man trying to stay alive and trying to keep his standard of living. Once imprisoned by the Communists, he really does suffer mentally from abuse by those that were "loyal" to him while he was the emperor. I found that very sad. A really good read and worth the buy if you want non-fiction books related to Chinese history. ( )

Unforgettable story, historically fascinating. ( )