Legacies
Subtitle: A Chinese Mosaic
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Published: October 18, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780517079294
Subjects: Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989; Non-Classifiable; Sale Books; Tiananmen Square Incident, 198; China; History; History - General History; 1976-; Social life and customs
First sentence: A dear friend who, as I write, is in a Chinese prison once told me this tale: For want of something to do, a prisoner gleaned from the sweepings of the shop floor tiny bits of glittering wire, which he deposited in a bottle.