New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2023. When Liu won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize as a political prisoner, the award was bestowed on an empty chair. Inside China, the regime sought to erase every trace of his existence. Liu died of liver cancer in 2017 without ever having been allowed to return home. This is the definitive biography of Liu Xiaobo, offering a meticulously researched account of the twists and turns of a remarkable life.