| Translated by | Max Lane |
| Introduction by | Max Lane |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
| Book Design by | Richard L. Aquan, Paul Bacon |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 1988 |
| Copyright | 1992 |
| Pages / Font | 365 pages |
| ISBN | 0-688-14594-9 |
| Notes | Last book in the Buru Quartet. Originally composed orally and told to other inmates by the author. Written down by the author after years of inprisonment. |