Life and Death in Shanghai
Nien Cheng (1987)
“A widowed Shell Oil executive in Shanghai refuses to confess to a crime she did not commit — and endures six and a half years in solitary confinement to prove that even under a state that owns your body, your mind can remain your own.”
Era20th Century / Cold War
Pages547
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
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