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No Enemies, No Hatred - Selected Essays and Poems (Paperback)
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No Enemies, No Hatred - Selected Essays and Poems (Paperback)
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Loot Price R572
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When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on December 10, 2010, its
recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was in Jinzhou Prison, serving an
eleven-year sentence for what Beijing called "incitement to subvert
state power." In Oslo, actress Liv Ullmann read a long statement
the activist had prepared for his 2009 trial. It read in part: "I
stand by the convictions I expressed in my 'June Second Hunger
Strike Declaration' twenty years ago-I have no enemies and no
hatred. None of the police who monitored, arrested, and
interrogated me, none of the prosecutors who indicted me, and none
of the judges who judged me are my enemies." That statement is one
of the pieces in this book, which includes writings spanning two
decades, providing insight into all aspects of Chinese life. These
works not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against
tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and
dignity. Liu speaks pragmatically, yet with deep-seated passion,
about peasant land disputes, the Han Chinese in Tibet, child
slavery, the CCP's Olympic strategy, the Internet in China, the
contemporary craze for Confucius, and the Tiananmen massacre. Also
presented are poems written for his wife, Liu Xia, public
documents, and a foreword by Vaclav Havel. This collection is an
aid to reflection for Western readers who might take for granted
the values Liu has dedicated his life to achieving for his
homeland.
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