Description
Through a series of intimate interviews, this powerful collection gives voice to people living on the margins of contemporary China—street performers, criminals, laborers, religious figures, and others whose lives rarely enter official histories. Their candid, often startling stories reveal the human cost of political upheaval, poverty, repression, and rapid social change, while also illuminating resilience, humor, and survival. Rendered with an unflinching eye and a deep respect for his subjects, the book offers a vivid portrait of a nation through the people history has overlooked.
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hardcover
Pantheon
Published Apr 15, 2008
336 pages
ISBN: 9780375425424
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Details
First Published
2002
Language
eng
Translation
From: chi
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories by Liao Yiwu.