The Journey of Liu Xiaobo
From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate
Edited by Joanne Leedom Ackerman
with Yu Zhang, Jie Li, and Tienchi Martin Liao
Pre Publication Praise:
“This invaluable book shows the range and depth of Liu Xiaobo’s interests, concerns, and thoughts. It helps us know this remarkable man intimately. As a document, this book bears another kind of witness, both personal and historical.”—Ha Jin, author of Waiting, winner of the National Book Award
“The late Nobel Peace Prize laureate comes alive in these intimate recollections and thoughtful reflections, contributed by dozens of his friends and admirers—many of them, like Liu, heroes of the long, hard Chinese struggle for democracy.”—Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University
“Provocative, challenging, elegiac: the essays in The Journey of Liu Xiaobo capture the intellectual and activist spirit of the late literary critic and democracy icon. With contributions from a Who’s Who of China’s democracy movement and its global supporters, the essays speak to Liu’s role in political debates during his life and carry that legacy into the future. The collection is a fitting tribute to a man who hoped he would be ‘the last victim of China’s endless literary inquisitions.’”—Ken Roth, executive director, Human Rights Watch
Editors: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Yu Zhang, Jie Li and Tienchi Martin-Liao
Title: The Journey of Liu Xiaobo
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2020
Time: 3:00pm
Arrival Time: 2:45pm
Location: Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
