No Wall Too High. One Man's Extraordinary Esacpe From Mao's Infamous Labour Camps.

London England: Rider. Fine/Near Fine. 2017. 1st Uk Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9781846044960 Hardback Hardcover. No Wall Too High. Tiny crease to bottom edge of back D/J. Chairman Mao's China was one of the 20th Century's unspeakable totalitarian tragedies: hundreds of men and women were sent to the infamous labour-camp system known as the Laogai. Many succembed to illness and starvation, or ended their own lives. Some were summarily executed. Those who survived spent two decades in forced labour. One man escaped. His name was Xu Hongci. Having joined the Communist underground at the age of 15, he was a rising star in the Party when he was arrested for honestly speaking his mind. During his fourteen years in the Laogai. Xu Hongci served as a prison doctor, miner and factory worker, lived through the Great Famine and endured every physical and mental torment, while seeing countless comrades perish. This book is the unforgettable memoir of a young man who dreamed of a modern, democratic China; a unique unsparing account of the brutal labour camp system; a soaring testament to fortitude and grit in the face of crushing adversity; and the spellbinding story of one of the greatest prison breaks of all time. Illustrated. 315 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .