The Corpse Walker - by Liao Yiwu (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>-This translation composed of ten new pieces and sixteen pieces that were originally pulished in Chinese in Taiwan as part of 'Interviews with People from the Bottom Rung of Society, ' published by Rye Field Publishing Co., Taipei, in 2002---Colophon.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The Corpse Walker</b> 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." <b>The Corpse Walker</b> reveals a fascinating aspect of modern China, describing the lives of normal Chinese citizens in ways that constantly provoke and surprise.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Revealing. . . . full of forbearance and forgiveness. . . . Each re-created interview...captures a particular individual at a crucial time in Chinese history."<br>--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Stunning. . . . Revealing in its incidental details. . . . Liao brings us fascinating insights into the lives of all manner of workers....an addictive book." <br>--<i>Bookforum</i> <p/>"Reading <b>The Corpse Walker</b> is like walking with Liao: Even though our feet are not blistered and our bodies are not starved, in the end we are shaken and moved."<br>--<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Liao Yiwu is a poet, novelist, and screenwriter. In 1989, he published an epic poem, "Massacre," that condemned the killings in Tiananmen Square and for which he spent four years in prison. His works include <i>Testimonials</i> and <i>Report on China's Victims of Injustice. </i>In 2003, he received a Human Rights Watch Hellman-Hammett Grant, and in 2007, he received a Freedom to Write Award from the Independent Chinese PEN Center. He lives in China. <p/>Wen Huang is a writer and freelance journalist whose articles and translations have appeared in <i>The Wall Street Journal Asia, </i>the <i>Chicago Tribune, </i>the <i>South China Morning Post, The Christian Science Monitor, </i>and <i>The Paris Review.<br></i>
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