About the Author:
Xu Hongci, a young medical student, was sent to Mao Zedong's labor reform camps in 1957. After three failed escape attempts, Xu broke out of a prison near the Burmese border in 1972. He eventually married and settled into a new life, until he was able to return home after Mao's death.
Erling Hoh is a journalist and translator of Swedish and Chinese descent. He lives in Sweden.
An AudioFile Earphones Award winner, David Shih narrated the History Channel documentary China's First Emperor and the Discovery Networks series Royal Inquest. His many television and film credits include roles in The Path, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, All My Children, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Saving Face.
Review:
"To understand the deepest source of China's rise, read Xu Hongci's astonishing epic, a tale of ingenuity, bravery, and, most importantly, unshakable determination." ---Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author of Age of Ambition
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