No wall too high : one man's daring escape from Mao's darkest prison
2017
Book
"Originally published in Hong Kong, Xu Hongci's remarkable memoir recounts his life from childhood through his final prison break. After discovering his story in a Hong Kong library, the journalist Erling Hoh tracked down the original manuscript and complied this condensed translation, which includes background on this turbulent period, an epilogue that follows Xu Hongci up to his dealth, and Xu Hongci's own drawings and maps. Both a historical narrative and an exhilarating prison break thriller, No wall too high tells the unique story of a man who insisted on freedom -- even under the most treacherous circumstances"-- Page [2] of cover.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780374212629
- 0374212627
Edition: First edition.
Description: xvi, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Control Number: 1928713
Publisher: New York : Straus and Giroux, 2017.