Description: Acceptable. May contain some marks or highlighting. Acceptable dust jacket. Former Library book. Inside clean. Bookplate inside. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Day, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Acceptable. 1956 Hardback with d/j acceptable condition. ex library. Thanks for looking at our books we ship fast and we guarantee books we sell. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Moyer Bell
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9781559210355ISBN:1559210354
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. with stamps, all stickers carefully removed. Clean text, some small accidental corner creases. No spine creases. Cover some edge/corner wear. Ship daily (carefully wrapped + free domestic dc). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 376 p. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 3. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Book, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. Tight spine, clean copy. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Illustrated wraps, edges rubbed, corners bumped. Text is clean and unmarked, pages yellowed. 434 Pgs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: JOHN DAY COMPANY
Date Published: 1956
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. THIS USED HARDCOVER BOOK CAME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE BOOK HAS REDISH BROWN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GOLD LETTERING AND DESIGNS. THE COVERS SHOW MINOR SCUFFING AND MINOR EDGE WEAR. THE BINDING IS TIGHT AND THE STORY PAGES ARE FREE FROM MARKS AND TEARS. THERE IS NO DUST JACKET. read more
Description: Good. 1956 hardcover. No marks but name marked out inside. Clean pages but little tea (? ) stain at bottom corner of first half. Still, a nice copy for reader or collector. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. Day Co., New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Fair in good dust jacket. Hardcover former library book in fair condition, wear on dust jacket, clear plastic protective cover. 346 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Day Co., New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good. No dust jacket. 346 pgs in vg reading condition w/lightly tanned outer edges, one pg dogeared; rust colored cloth cover has wear on edges and back. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The John Day Company
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good/No Jacket. This hardcover is a nice tight unstated printing volume. No dustjacket. Some soiling and water spots on back cover. Spine lightly canted. 346 pages. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Day Co., New York, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good in Poor jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. [S] Good in poor jacket. Shelf worn at spine tail, tails of boards, and tail-corners of boards. Rubbing to head-corners of boards and head of spine. Previous owner note to ffep. Soiling and toning to tattered d.j. in poly cover. read more
Edition: Apparent First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: The John Day Company, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good+ No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Spine somewhat slanted, boards somewhat scuffed w/ a faint waterstain ring. A few pages dogeared. Text is clean and unmarked. read more
"Dendam & sakit hati bisa membuat seseorang menjadi sekutu terkuat. Kemauan dan usaha keras bisa membuat seseorang berada di puncak. Semakin tinggi kedudukannya ,semakin kencang angin bertiup Kekuatan selalu dapat dipercaya, sedangkan kelemahan selalu menimbulkan keraguan. Jika perasaan sudah ikut bicara, sepandai-pandainya memimpin, ia bisa digoyahkan."
"prix nobel de littérature 1938 première femme à l'obtenir ! *
Impératrice de Chine l'exceptionnel destin de la dernière impératrice de Chine, Tseu-hi (1834-1908), qui s'opposa aux réformes et à la modernisation du pays avant de s'y résigner."
"This is an interesting read. I found the historical information enlightening, though of course much of it is hugely fictionalized. Buck makes the Empress, Tzu Hsi, a more sympathetic character than I think is deserved. The story of her forbidden love is compelling and is the main thing that serves to humanize this backward thinking, selfish, power-mad ruler. Of course, the love story is probably almost completely fictional, though I did some research, and it seems the real life counterpart to the love interest in the book did, at least, work to save her life in a treaty and also warned her of a conspiracy to imprison her. Still, though I have to take the love story as fictional, I found it achingly beautiful, but I was disappointed with it at one point. Anyway, one must respect Tzu Hsi in the book and in reality for managing to grab and hold such power in a world where women were second class (like really, really second class). I have always argued that our world would be so much more peaceful if women held the positions of political power, but what I know of Tzu Hsi challenges my assertion; however, she was a woman swimming in a sea of men, so that's some excuse. Based on what I learned in the book and on Wikipedia, I surmise that Tzu Hsi was one lousy ruler, though charismatic and good at keeping power in her own hands. Learn something about Chinese history, but remember this book is largely fiction, and enjoy it for the story and the strong characters. (In many ways, I despise Tzu Hsi, but she's a good character, kinda like Scarlett O'Hara. I very much liked the character of the love interest, despite him disappointing me at one point.)"
ceritanya tentang, Empress Ci Xi masih muda, yang menjadi selir Kaisar karena terpilih, padahal dia bertunangan dengan saudaranya, lalu setelah menjadi selir, dia pun berselingkuh dengan tunangan nya terdahulu, lalu dia melahirkan Tung Cih, yang menurutnya merupakan anak tunangan nya.
Ceritanya sih tetap mengenai kehidupan Ci Xi, Buck, sepertinya tidak merubah sedikitpun yang sudah ada di masyarakat, Ci Xi sendiri juga digambarkan sebagai wanita yang ambisius, pintar namun licik.
kalo aku sih lebih suka Empress Orchid nya Anchee Min :P"
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