• My Husband Puyi: The Last Emperor of China (English Edition) – A Personal Memoir by His Wife, Li Shuxian
  • My Husband Puyi: The Last Emperor of China (English Edition) – A Personal Memoir by His Wife, Li Shuxian
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My Husband Puyi: The Last Emperor of China (English Edition) – A Personal Memoir by His Wife, Li Shuxian

My Husband Puyi: The Last Emperor of China (English Edition) – A Personal Memoir by His Wife, Li Shuxian

From Their Courtship and “Emperor‘s Wedding” to Teaching Him Housework, Surviving the “Hurricane” Together, and Watching Him Die of Cancer — Life with Puyi After the Throne
This is not a book about the last emperor’s politics. It is a wife’s memory of the man she married. Li Shuxian was a nurse when she met Puyi—by then no longer an emperor, but a citizen learning to live a normal life. She tells you what it was like to teach him housework, to watch him become a fan of Peking opera, to stand beside him during the political “hurricane” of the 1960s, and to sit by his bed as cancer took him. The book includes dozens of photographs from their home life, so you see Puyi as she saw him: a husband, not a historical figure. If you want to understand who Puyi was after he stopped being emperor—rather than read a political biography or a scholarly history of the Qing dynasty—this is it.
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Discover the Man Behind the Crown

Forget the throne and the Forbidden City. My Husband Puyi offers a rare and deeply personal glimpse into the final chapter of the last emperor's life. Unlike any history book, this memoir is told from the perspective of the one person who knew him best: his wife, Li Shuxian. -1-3

Based on Li Shuxian’s vivid recollections and meticulously recorded by Puyi studies expert Wang Qingxiang, this book charts the extraordinary transformation of a former ruler into a citizen of socialist China. -1-3-6

What's Inside:

  • A Unique Love Story: Read the moving account of their courtship, marriage, and life as a couple navigating the new China. -3

  • Beyond the History Books: Experience Puyi’s daily life, his hobbies, and his struggles with the mundane, ordinary world of the working class.

  • Historical Photos: This edition is beautifully illustrated with over 100 photographs documenting Puyi’s family life and later career, bringing the story to life. -1-3-6

  • First-Hand Accounts: Witness historical events, including meetings with Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou, through the personal lens of the couple.

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