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Letters written by Chen Jianmin in prison

Letters written by Chen Jianmin in prison

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Returning to this city that was ravaged by dictatorship, I always resisted the absurd daily life, and even became morbidly attached to the peace in prison. Within the high walls, I devoured books and ran, and shared my ups and downs of thoughts through letters. Writing itself keeps my mind clear and makes me feel the vitality flowing.
 

Before I went to prison, I made a promise to myself not to let the high walls and iron windows destroy me, to live well and to fight back against the chilling effect created by those in power through prison. Now I am going to compile these 43 prison letters into a book. In addition to annotating some concepts in the letters, I will also include an article "Reading and forgetting about worries: Reading list in prison". I hope that if some protesters are unfortunately imprisoned, they will You can also keep your mind calm in adversity, and take advantage of these rare days when you are "off the grid" to read and seek wisdom. Let me first take you through the more than three hundred days of prison life, and look up at the silently watching Big Dipper, and you will understand the situation in which I wrote every word.

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