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The Barefoot Lawyer - An Electrifying True Story (Paperback, Air Iri OME)
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The Barefoot Lawyer - An Electrifying True Story (Paperback, Air Iri OME)
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It was like a scene out of a thriller: one morning in April 2012,
China's most famous political activist-a blind, self-taught
lawyer-climbed over the wall of his heavily guarded home and
escaped. For days, his whereabouts remained unknown; after he
turned up at the American embassy in Beijing, a furious round of
high-level negotiations finally led to his release and a new life
in the United States. Chen Guangcheng is a unique figure on the
world stage, but his story is even more remarkable than we knew.
The son of a poor farmer in rural China, blinded by illness when he
was an infant, Chen was fortunate to survive a difficult childhood.
But despite his disability, he was determined to educate himself
and fight for the rights of his country's poor, especially a legion
of women who had endured forced sterilizations under the hated 'one
child' policy. Repeatedly harassed, beaten, and imprisoned by
Chinese authorities, Chen was ultimately placed under house arrest.
After a year of fruitless protest and increasing danger, he evaded
his captors and fled to freedom. With a foreword by the Dalai Lama,
this is both a riveting memoir and a revealing portrait of modern
China, this passionate book tells the story of a man who has never
accepted limits and always believed in the power of the human
spirit to overcome any obstacle.
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