Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo was a political activist, literary critic, and writer; he was the author of June Fourth Elegies. Liu was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his “long and nonviolent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” He died in 2017.

Books

June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo

June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo

June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo is a collection of the author's poems about the protests in Tiananmen Square. The collection presents Liu’s poems written across twenty years in memory of fellow protestors at Tiananmen Square, as well as poems addressed to his wife, Liu Xia.