The Last Emperor of China: Twilight of the Forbidden City
الإمبراطور الأخير للصين : غسق المدينة المحرمة
Step into the otherworldly splendour of the Forbidden City, its red walls and golden rooftops shimmering at the heart of Peking…
In the early 1920s, China’s boy ruler Puyi and his child bride Wanrong were sequestered within the ancient citadel: a city-within-a-city, a haven prohibited to all except the imperial family and its scheming courtiers, fawning servants and corrupt eunuchs. An emperor without an empire, Puyi did not know from one day to the next whether he would experience restoration or assassination. Two years later, the couple was expelled into eternal exile, bringing an end to the centuries-old Manchu dynasty.
This extraordinary scenario has captivated us for generations – but we have not known the full story. Now, bestselling historian Paul French draws upon previously unpublished sources, including memoirs, diaries and letters, to take us deep inside the hidden world of Puyi and Wanrong and the cast of colourful characters that surrounded them. In this crucial period decisions of great consequence were made that would determine the future of the royal couple - and of China.
Bibliographic Data
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Elliott & ThompsonWebsite |
| Country | بريطانيا |
| Primary Category | Philosophies and Cultures |
| Published | 2026 |
| Language | English (EN) |
| Pages | 288 pages |
| Edition | first |
| Dimensions | 15×23 |
| ISBN | 9781783968626 |
| Translation | Not Translated |
About Paul French
**Paul French** was born in London and lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. His book *Midnight in Peking* was a *New York Times* bestseller and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. He received the Mystery Writers’ of America Edgar award for Best Fact Crime and a Crime Writers’ Association (UK) Dagger award for nonfiction. His most recent book, *City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir*, received much praise with *The Economist* calling him a ‘champion storyteller’. Both *Midnight in Peking* and *City of Devils* are currently in development for film.
