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The Corpse Walker
Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up
Taschenbuch von Liao Yiwu
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
Liao Yiwu
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Philip Gourevitch
Introduction: The Voice of China’s Social Outcasts by Wen Huang

The Professional Mourner
The Human Trafficker
The Public Restroom Manager
The Corpse Walkers
The Leper
The Peasant Emperor
The Feng Shui Master
The Abbot
The Composer
The Rightist
The Retired Official
The Former Landowner
The Yi District Chief’s Wife
The Village Teacher
The Mortician
The Neighborhood Committee Director
The Former Red Guard
The Counterrevolutionary
The Tiananmen Father
The Falun Gong Practitioner
The Illegal Border Crosser
The Grave Robber
The Safecracker
The Blind Erhu Player
The Street Singer
The Sleepwalker
The Migrant Worker

Translator’s Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel: Fräulein Hallo und der Bauernkaiser
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780307388377
ISBN-10: 0307388379
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Yiwu, Liao
Hersteller: Random House LLC US
Anchor Books
Maße: 203 x 130 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Liao Yiwu
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,299 kg
Artikel-ID: 101693998
Über den Autor
Liao Yiwu
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Philip Gourevitch
Introduction: The Voice of China’s Social Outcasts by Wen Huang

The Professional Mourner
The Human Trafficker
The Public Restroom Manager
The Corpse Walkers
The Leper
The Peasant Emperor
The Feng Shui Master
The Abbot
The Composer
The Rightist
The Retired Official
The Former Landowner
The Yi District Chief’s Wife
The Village Teacher
The Mortician
The Neighborhood Committee Director
The Former Red Guard
The Counterrevolutionary
The Tiananmen Father
The Falun Gong Practitioner
The Illegal Border Crosser
The Grave Robber
The Safecracker
The Blind Erhu Player
The Street Singer
The Sleepwalker
The Migrant Worker

Translator’s Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel: Fräulein Hallo und der Bauernkaiser
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780307388377
ISBN-10: 0307388379
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Yiwu, Liao
Hersteller: Random House LLC US
Anchor Books
Maße: 203 x 130 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Liao Yiwu
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,299 kg
Artikel-ID: 101693998
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