The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom UpThe 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. |
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用戶評語 - Narshkite - LibraryThingI read this as a buddy read with the amazing Kate and truly enjoyed both the book and the wide- ranging discissions it inspired. This is an oral history of people living in the post-Cultural ... 閱讀評論全文
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用戶評語 - bezoar44 - LibraryThingIt's often hard to know how much to believe of an oral history from one's own culture; it's that much harder to know how to evaluate this collection of interviews, culled and translated from the ... 閱讀評論全文
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The Professional Mourner | 3 |
The Human Trafficker | 13 |
The Public Restroom Manager | 20 |
The Corpse Walkers | 28 |
The Leper | 41 |
The Peasant Emperor | 50 |
The Feng Shui Master | 61 |
The Abbot | 73 |
The Composer | 93 |
The Rightist | 111 |
The Retired Official | 121 |
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