The Corpse Walker
Publisher:
Random House
Publication:
12/2009
Languages:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9780307388377
Pages:
336
Sizes:
132 x 203mm
Weight:
0.2720
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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.
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