Book description
“[Chen’s] story is a reminder that the desire for basic human rights . . . arises from the deep well of the human spirit.”―The New York Times Book Review
It was like a scene out of a thriller: One night in April 2012, China’s most famous political activist―a blind, self-taught…
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1 author picked The Barefoot Lawyer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a truly remarkable memoir about an extraordinarily courageous blind political activist and self-taught lawyer who fought for rights and justice for the disabled against insurmountable odds in present-day China.
Parts of the memoir read like a thriller; other parts recount truly shocking and disturbing events. I was hooked from the first page–I don’t think I will ever read a more exciting account of an escape from detention.
From Andy's list on memoirs and accounts of life in China.
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