" ... a poignant and incredibly moving memoir-in-stories that chronicles the hardships facing the prisoners in one of Mao's forced labor camps. Much more than simply an account of senseless oppression and brutality in Mao's China, this is a skillfully crafted and moving tale of man's will to survive with compassion, humor, grace, and humanity intact"--Back cover.
Contents
Arrest -- Confession -- Everybody's turn -- A thorough materialist has nothing to fear -- the frightened birds -- The spring festival -- A hero on the cement yard -- Love on the construction site -- In the women inmates' farm -- The beautiful woman and the coal balls -- Li Minchu : the cost of a dream -- The devil's trill -- He begins to talk -- In the prison hospital -- The visiting suit -- Release.
