Liu Xiaobo’s Dying Words for His Wife<br />Mr. Geng also called Mr. Liu’s Nobel Prize a "blasphemy." "His words<br />and deeds go against the principles and purposes of the peace prize," Mr. Geng said.<br />The editor said Mr. Liu had made contact late last month and that people close to Mr. Liu later passed on pictures of his notes from the hospital.<br />Ms. Liu’s book may include a few poems that speak of her bond with Mr. Liu,<br />and of the isolation and anguish she endured while he was imprisoned, said the editor, who is seeking a foreign publisher.<br />In one poem dedicated to Mr. Liu, which was shared by the editor, Ms. Liu wrote: I know sooner<br />or later the day will come When you’ll leave me And walk alone down the road of darkness.<br />" Mr. Wu said. that If she stays in China, the house arrest and surveillance won’t let up for several years at least,<br />But Mr. Liu’s handwritten preface also reflected his passion for art, literature and ideas, a side of him<br />that became obscured in the focus on his political activism and his Nobel Prize.<br />At a briefing on Friday, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Geng Shuang, bristled at the international criticism<br />that followed Mr. Liu’s death and brushed aside repeated questions about whether Ms. Liu would be allowed to leave the country.<br />Mr. Liu’s notes were for the preface of an unpublished collection of his wife’s photographs provisionally titled "Accompanying Liu Xiaobo." His notes<br />and the photo collection were shared by a Chinese editor who was a friend of the couple and who had helped compile the book.
