Buck including rare images from the author’s estate. Her classic novel The Good Earth (1931) was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and William Dean Howells Medal. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for IMPERIAL WOMAN By Pearl S. Buck (18921973) was a bestselling and Nobel Prizewinning author. Much has been written about Tzu Hsi, but no other novel recreates her life-the extraordinary personality, together with the world of court intrigue and the period of national turmoil with which she dealt-as well as Imperial Woman. Imperial 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.

When the emperor dies, she finds herself in a role of supreme power, one she’ll command for nearly fifty years. Already set apart on account of her beauty, she’s determined to be the emperor’s favorite, and devotes all of her talent and cunning to the task.

Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guard-but while still a teenager she is selected, along with her sister and hundreds of other girls, for relocation to the Forbidden City. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. This is a biographical novel based on the life of Empress Tzu Hsi (Sacred Mother). Read 603 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. “From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: the New York Times–bestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became China’s last empress. User Review - john257hopper - LibraryThing.

Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck