The highly-charged diaries of the first western hostage of the modern era, published verbatim for the first time, some forty years after his release. Recorded secretly in shorthand, the diaries chronicle two years of solitary confinement in the heart of Beijing during the chaotic Cultural Revolution, which resulted in three million deaths. A key part of the author's fight against isolation and despair, they describe the psychological battle for survival all hostages face - and show how keeping a diary can help face up to many hardships. Interspersed with reflections on how Anthony Grey sees the ordeal today - as 'a delayed-action privilege'- and how the experience changed his life.
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