The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu
The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others. By asking challenging questions with respect and empathy, Liao Yiwu managed to get his subjects to talk openly and sometimes hilariously about their lives, desires, and vulnerabilities, creating a book that is an instance par excellence of what was once upon a time called The New Journalism. The Corpse Walker reveals a fascinating aspect of modern China, describing the lives of normal Chinese citizens in ways that constantly provoke and surprise.Liao Yiwu is a Chinese regime critic who has been imprisoned and his works have been prohibited as a result of his actions. He's the author of The Corpse Walker: True Tales, China from the Ground Up, and a memoir on the way. Liao made a dramatic exit from China in 2011 and currently divides his time between the United States and Germany. Wenguang Huang is a writer, journalist, and translator whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal Asia, The Chicago Tribune, and The Paris Review, among other publications. He's also the author of A Family Memoir: The Little Red Guard.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375425424 |
| ISBN 10 | 037542542X |
| Title | The Corpse Walker |
| Author | Liao Yiwu |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year published | 2008-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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