1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

Intimate, unflinching … an instant classic … a glorious testament to the power of free expression – Evan Osnos, author of Age of AmbitionThis is the rarest sort of memoir, rising above the arc of history to grasp at the limits of the soul – Edward SnowdenAbove all a story of inherited resilience, strength of character and self-determination * Guardian *An impassioned testament to the enduring powers of art – Michiko Kakutani, author of Ex LibrisAi Weiwei is one of the world’s greatest living artists. He is a master of multiple media. His work is always thought-provoking, unpredictable and immensely personal – Elton JohnTold in painstaking but often beautiful detail… It’s more like a dual biography, with [his father] Ai Quing’s story taking up the first 150 pages, a useful corrective for westerners who know little about him – David Shariatmadari * Guardian *Engrossing… A remarkable story * Sunday Times *One of the world’s most significant creative talents * The Times *The most important artist working today * Financial Times *A majestic and exquisitely serious masterpiece about his China, which is in fact a book about our world. His is one of the great voices of our time – Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree and Far and Away

Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most important living artists. Born in 1957, he lives in Cambridge, UK.

Allan H. Barr is the author of a study in Chinese of a literary inquisition in the early Qing dynasty, Jiangnan yijie- Qing ren bixia de Zhuangshi shi’an, and the translator of several books by contemporary Chinese authors, including Yu Hua’s China in Ten Words and Han Han’s This Generation. He teaches Chinese at Pomona College in California.

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