First Edition. First Printing of ARE--Advanced Reader's Edition from HarperCollins. A rare signature by Gao on the title page. From the Nobel Prize winning author of "Soul Mountain". Fine in hard Paper wraps. Very minor blemishes. A deeply moving and surprising candid novel about one man's experience with China's cultural revolution--offering readers a profound meditation on the essence of writing, on exile, and on the effects of political oppession on the human psyche. A very collectable copy.