The Four Books

This book delves into the four distinct lives of intellectuals and artists detained in a re-education compound in China. Forced to carry out grueling physical labor and inform on each other, they struggle to win political favor and gain their freedom. As the regime collapses into lawlessness, they're left to fend for themselves and fight for survival. With powerful prose and biting satire, this book shines a light on the absurd and grotesque oppression of the Great Leap Forward.