Steel Gate to Freedom The Life of Liu Xiaobo |
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| Author:
| Jie, Yu |
| Translator:
| Hsu, H. C. |
| Foreword by:
| Béja, Jean-Philippe |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4422-3713-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017)--awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence--helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years through his imprisonment. He became terminally ill while incarcerated and died July 13, 2017.
Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017)--awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence--helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years through his imprisonment. He became terminally ill while incarcerated and died July 13, 2017.