The Last Emperor
by Edward Behr
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Tells the story of Pu Yi, who became Emperor of China at age three, was made puppet emperor of Manchuria by the Japanese, was captured by the Russians, and was reeducated in Red Chinese prisonTags
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An insight into both traditional and communist China.
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Edward Behr, a veteran journalist and war correspondent, was the author of The Last Emperor, The Complete Book of Les Miserables, The Story of Miss Saigon, and Hirohito. He died in 2007.
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- Canonical title
- The Last Emperor
- Original publication date
- 1987
- People/Characters
- Hsian-T’ung, Emperor of China; Pu Yi; K’ang Te, Emperor of Manchukuo, Manchuria; Empress Dowager Cixi
- Important places
- The Forbidden City (故宫: Gùgōng), Beijing, China (故宫: Gùgōng); Tianjin (Tientsin), China (Tientsin); Shenyang (Fengtian: 奉天), China (Fengtian: 奉天); Peking, China
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- The Last Emperor (1987 | IMDb)
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- 7 — Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
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- Paper
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- 16
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- 4
