Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
de Jung Chang
Pourquoi le lire
It offers an engrossing, revisionist look at one of the most powerful women in world history, tracing how a teenage consort navigated palace intrigue, held de facto rule over the Qing dynasty for decades from behind a silk screen, and oversaw monumental modernization efforts in China.
Où le trouver
In the Netherlands, you can listen to the English audiobook (narrated by Pik-Sen Lim or Jolene Kim, depending on the platform edition) through Storytel, Nextory, Kobo Plus, Audible, or Google Play Audiobooks. Digital copies and audio editions can also be checked out through the Dutch Online Library (Online Bibliotheek) app, while print and ebook copies are readily available at bol.com and local bookshops such as Athenaeum, Scheltema, or the American Book Center.
À quoi s'attendre
A narrative-driven, accessible biographical style that reads with the dramatic momentum of a palace political drama. The tone is strongly sympathetic and engaging rather than dryly academic. It is moderately detailed with historical names and dates, and includes depictions of war, imperial court executions, political betrayals, and systemic violence of the era.
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