One Man's Bible is a novel about an exiled Chinese writer living in the West who looks back on his life under Mao's China, especially the violent years of the Cultural Revolution. Memories of political campaigns, fear, betrayal and love return as he talks with a woman and reflects in his new, uneasy freedom. The book is told in a spare, shifting style, mixing 'you' and 'he' for the same person. It is a sober meditation on memory, survival and the individual's struggle to remain free in the face of political pressure.