![]() ![]() In her forward for Imperial Woman, Buck says “Western writers, with few exceptions, describe unfavorably and even vindictively.” I find it amazing that Buck realized that at the time. While the novel itself was interesting enough, from a historical perspective, I found the novel sorely wanting. I was interested to see if her version of Cixi would be different than writers today. ![]() Buck even says in her forward that she visited remote villages where people thought Cixi was still alive and reigning decades after her death. While Buck was not a contemporary of Cixi, she lived in China while some of Cixi’s contemporaries still lived, and her legacy was still fresh in the minds of the people. Buck had a novel about Cixi, I just had to read her version of this fascinating woman. (You can read my take on Anchee Min’s books here and here and Jung Chang’s here.) ![]() Why, yes, this is my fourth review of a book about Cixi. ![]()
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