作者	爱新觉罗.溥仪
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出版时间	1999-01-01

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FromEmperortoCitienistheautobiographyofPuYi,themanwhowasthelastemperorofChina.Auniquememoirofthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyasseenthroughtheeyesofoneborntobeanabsolutemonarch,thebookbeginswiththeauthor'svividaccountofthelast,decadentdaysoftheChingDynasty,andcloseswithanintrospectiveself-portraitofthelastChingemperortransformedintoaretiringscholarandcitizenofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Indetailingtheeventsofthefiftyyearsbetweenhisascensiontothethroneandthefinalperiodofhislifeasaquiet-livingresidentofBeijing,PuYirevealshimselftobefirstandforemostasurvivor,caughtupinthetorrentofglobalpowerstrugglesandworldconflictthatplayeditselfoutontheAsiancontinentthroughmanydecadesofviolenceandupheaval.ThisfirsthanddescriptionofthedramaticeventsofPuYi'slifewasthebasisfortheintemationallyacclaimed1987BemardoBertoluccifilmTheLastEmperorwhichwasnamedBestPictureoftheYearbytheAmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.FromEmperortoCitizenreadilylendsitselftocinematicadaptationasapersonalnarrativeofcontinuouslysignificantandrevea-lingepisodes.BecomingemperorandthenforcedtoabdicatewiththeestablishmentoftheRepublicofChinain1911,allbeforeheissevenyearsold,PuYicontinuestoliveintheForbiddenCityforanotherdecade,stilltreatedastheSonofHeavenbythemoribundChingcourt,butinrealityavirtualprisoner,withlittlegenuinehumancontactapartfromhisbelovednurseMrs.Wang,histeacherChenPao-shenandhisEnglishtutorReginaldJohnston.WhenattheageofnineteenPuYiisfinallyforcedtovacatehisisolatedexistencewithintheForbiddenCity,hebeginshislongodysseyasthedependentoftheoccupyingimperialJapaneseregime,firstinTientsin,andeventuallyinstalledas"emperor"oftheJapanesepuppetstatestyledManchukuoinChina'snortheastprovinces.WiththedefeatofJapanandtheendoftheSecondWorldWar,PuYifacesaveryuncertainfutureasheisshuntedofftoRussiaforfiveyearsbeforeretumingtoanewChinatransformedbyrevolution,whereheisconfinedintheFushunWarCriminalPrison.Hereheundergoesseveralyearsofrehabilitation,"learninghowtobecomeahumanbeing,"ashecallsit,beforereceivinganofficialpardonandbeingallowedtofinallyliveasanordinarycitizenofBeijing.Thisautobiographyistheculmi-nationofauniqueandremarkablelife,toldsimply,directlyandfranklybyamanwhosecircumstancesandexperienceswerelikenoother.