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No Wall Too High Xu Hongci

No Wall Too High By Xu Hongci

No Wall Too High by Xu Hongci

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One of the greatest escape stories Ive ever read Mail on Sunday

An ordinary mans extraordinary escape from Maos brutal labour camps

Xu Hongci was an ordinary medical student when he was incarcerated under Maos regime and forced to spend years of his youth in Chinas most brutal labour camps.

No Wall Too High Summary

No Wall Too High: One Mans Extraordinary Escape from Maos Infamous Labour Camps by Xu Hongci

One of the greatest escape stories Ive ever read Mail on Sunday

An ordinary mans extraordinary escape from Maos brutal labour camps

Xu Hongci was an ordinary medical student when he was incarcerated under Maos regime and forced to spend years of his youth in Chinas most brutal labour camps.

Three times he tried to escape. And three times he failed. But, determined, he eventually broke free, travelling the length of China, across the Gobi desert, and into Mongolia. It was one of the greatest prison breaks of all time, during one of the worst totalitarian tragedies of the 20th Century.

This is the extraordinary memoir of his unrelenting struggle to retain dignity, integrity and freedom; but also the untold story of what life was like for ordinary people trapped in the chaos of the Cultural Revolution.

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One of the greatest escape stories Ive ever readwill live on as a timeless testament to the resilience of the human spirit * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
One of the most compelling and moving memoirs to emerge from Communist China...gripping. * LOS ANGELES TIMES *
RivetingThere are many memoirs by Chinese imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), but Ive never read one, by a loyal Party member, like thisWhile books such as this cannot be openly sold in China, Xu Hongcis will of course be smuggled in and will amaze readers, especially those under forty. * JONATHAN MIRSKY, Literary Review *
While there are notable victims' accounts of Nazi and Soviet atrocities, there has largely been silence from those who actually suffered at first hand the worst of Red China's astounding inhumanity to its own people. Xu's moving account [is] a must-read * DAILY MAIL *
Xu Hongci is Chinas Louis Zamperini, an ordinary man who simply refused to be broken. To understand the deepest source of Chinas rise, read Xu Hongci's astonishing epic, a tale of ingenuity, bravery and, most importantly, unshakeable determination. Xus chronicle, masterfully translated by Erling Hoh, is the story of modern China itself: the struggle for freedom of body and mind. * EVAN OSNOS, China correspondent at the New Yorker and author of the acclaimed Age of Ambition *

About Xu Hongci

Xu Hongci
It took Xu Hongci four attempts before he finally escaped the labour camps. He then travelled the length of China into Mongolia only to be arrested and sentenced to two years in a Mongolian prison for illegally entering the country. After serving his sentence, Xu Hongci met and married a Mongolian nurse, started a family and, after Maos death, returned to China where he died in 2008.

Erling Hoh
Erling Hoh is a Swedish-Chinese journalist who came across a Chinese copy of Xu Hongcis memoir in a Hong Kong library. After tracking down Xu Hongcis Chinese publisher and, eventually, his wife and children, he obtained the original manuscript that contained much richer content than the original Chinese edition.

Additional information

GOR008383964
9781846044977
1846044979
No Wall Too High: One Mans Extraordinary Escape from Maos Infamous Labour Camps by Xu Hongci
Xu Hongci
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Ebury Publishing
2017-02-02
336
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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