从皇帝到公民:我的前半生:英文 内容简介

FromEmperortoCitienisthe
autobiographyofPuYi,themanwho
wasthelastemperorofChina.A
uniquememoirofthefirsthalfofthe
20thcenturyasseenthroughtheeyes
ofoneborntobeanabsolute
monarch,thebookbeginswiththe
author'svividaccountofthelast,
decadentdaysoftheChingDynasty,
andcloseswithanintrospective
self-portraitofthelastChingemperor
transformedintoaretiringscholar
andcitizenofthePeople'sRepublic
ofChina.
Indetailingtheeventsofthefifty
yearsbetweenhisascensiontothe
throneandthefinalperiodofhislife
asaquiet-livingresidentofBeijing,
PuYirevealshimselftobefirstand
foremostasurvivor,caughtupinthe
torrentofglobalpowerstrugglesand
worldconflictthatplayeditselfout
ontheAsiancontinentthroughmany
decadesofviolenceandupheaval.
Thisfirsthanddescriptionofthe
dramaticeventsofPuYi'slifewasthe
basisfortheintemationallyacclaimed
1987BemardoBertoluccifilmThe
LastEmperorwhichwasnamedBest
PictureoftheYearbytheAmerican
AcademyofMotionPictureArtsand
Sciences.FromEmperortoCitizen
readilylendsitselftocinematic
adaptationasapersonalnarrativeof
continuouslysignificantandrevea-
lingepisodes.
Becomingemperorandthen
forcedtoabdicatewiththe
establishmentoftheRepublicof
Chinain1911,allbeforeheisseven
yearsold,PuYicontinuestolivein
theForbiddenCityforanother
decade,stilltreatedastheSonof
HeavenbythemoribundChingcourt,
butinrealityavirtualprisoner,with
littlegenuinehumancontactapart
fromhisbelovednurseMrs.Wang,
histeacherChenPao-shenandhis
EnglishtutorReginaldJohnston.
WhenattheageofnineteenPuYi
isfinallyforcedtovacatehisisolated
existencewithintheForbiddenCity,
hebeginshislongodysseyasthe
dependentoftheoccupyingimperial
Japaneseregime,firstinTientsin,and
eventuallyinstalledas"emperor"of
theJapanesepuppetstatestyled
ManchukuoinChina'snortheast
provinces.WiththedefeatofJapan
andtheendoftheSecondWorldWar,
PuYifacesaveryuncertainfutureas
heisshuntedofftoRussiaforfive
yearsbeforeretumingtoanewChina
transformedbyrevolution,wherehe
isconfinedintheFushunWar
CriminalPrison.Hereheundergoes
severalyearsofrehabilitation,
"learninghowtobecomeahuman
being,"ashecallsit,beforereceiving
anofficialpardonandbeingallowed
tofinallyliveasanordinarycitizenof
Beijing.
Thisautobiographyistheculmi-
nationofauniqueandremarkable
life,toldsimply,directlyandfrankly
byamanwhosecircumstancesand
experienceswerelikenoother.

从皇帝到公民:我的前半生:英文 目录

Contents
CHAPTERONEMYFAMILY
MyGrandfatherPrinceChun
MyMaternalGrandfatherJungLu
TzuHsi'sDecision
MyFather'sRegency
APrince'sHousehold
CHAPTERTWOCHILDHOOD
AccessionandAbdication
LivingasanEmperor
MothersandSon
StudyingintheYuChingPalace
Eunuchs
MyNurse
CHAPTERTHREEFROMTHEFORBIDDENCITYTO
THEJAPANESELEGATION
TheYuanShih-kaiPeriod
TheRestorationof1917
TheChiettainsofthePeiyangClique
UndyingHope
ReginaldJohnston
MyWedding
InternalClashes
TheDispersaloftheEunuchs
ReorganizingtheHouseholdDepartment
TheLastDaysintheForbiddenCity
IntheNorthernMansion
DecisionattheCrossroads
CHAPTERFOURTIENTSIN
TheEffortsofLoChen-yu
MyRelationswiththeCommandersoftheFengtienClique
Semionovandthe"SecondChukehLiang"
TheAffairoftheEasternMausolea
Consulate,GarrisonandBlackDragonSociety
LifeintheTemporaryPalace
CHAPTERFIVETOTHENORTHEAST
TheUnquietQyietGarden
DifferencesAmongtheJapanese
MeetingDoihara
TheSecretCrossingofthePaiRiver
Isolated
Disappointment
MeetingItagaki
CHAPTERSIXFOURTEENYEARSOF
"MANCHUKUO"
ThePuppetPlayBegins
MajestyWithoutPower
TheSigningoftheSecretTreatyandAfter
TheReportoftheLeagueofNationsCommissionofEnquiry
"Emperor"fortheThirdTime
TheEndofIllusion
YoshiokaYasunori
"ImperialRescripts'
HomeLife
TheCollapse
CHAPTERSEVENINTHESOVIETUNION
FearandIllusion
StillGivingMyselfAirs
1RefusetoAdmitMyGuilt
CHAPTEREIGHTFROMFEARTORECOGNIZINGMY
GUILT
IExpecttoDie
ArrivinginFushun
SeparatedfromMyFamily
MovetoHarbin
WritingMyAutobiographyandPresentingMySeals
ChangesinMyHousehold
ContessionandLeniency
MakingBoxes
TheInvestigatorsArrive
TheSuffermgsandHatredofthePeopleoftheNortheast
"YouCanNeverEscapetheConsequencesofYourSins"
CHAPTERNINE1ACCEPTREMOULDING
HowShall1BeaMan?
ItIsUptoMe
WhySoMagnanimous?
TheChangesExplainEverything
MeetingRelations
TheJapaneseWarCriminals
"TheWorld'sGlory"
AnotherVisit
LabourandOptimism
TheTest
SpecialPardon
ANewChapter
INDEX