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| Born in 1955, Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2010. As he was serving an 11-year sentence in a Chinese prison he was unable to accept his award in person, and his absence was marked by an empty chair at the ceremony. The Chinese authorities immediately banned the phrase "empty chair" from the internet. When he was told about the prize, Liu wept and said "this is for those souls of the dead", a reference to the hundreds of students massacred at Tiananmen Square. A famous intellectual in China at the time of the protest, he saved many lives by negotiating with the military. It was "the major turning point in my life", Liu said. He has been in and out of Chinese labour camps ever since. China's most prominent dissident, Liu's essays and poems in this excellent collection (mostly from 2004-2008) speak eloquently of his fearless commitment to defending human dignity, as well as his insight into China's history and culture. As Václav Havel says in the foreword, "despite Liu's imprisonment, his ideas cannot be shackled". | Born in 1955, Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2010. As he was serving an 11-year sentence in a Chinese prison he was unable to accept his award in person, and his absence was marked by an empty chair at the ceremony. The Chinese authorities immediately banned the phrase "empty chair" from the internet. When he was told about the prize, Liu wept and said "this is for those souls of the dead", a reference to the hundreds of students massacred at Tiananmen Square. A famous intellectual in China at the time of the protest, he saved many lives by negotiating with the military. It was "the major turning point in my life", Liu said. He has been in and out of Chinese labour camps ever since. China's most prominent dissident, Liu's essays and poems in this excellent collection (mostly from 2004-2008) speak eloquently of his fearless commitment to defending human dignity, as well as his insight into China's history and culture. As Václav Havel says in the foreword, "despite Liu's imprisonment, his ideas cannot be shackled". |
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