The Corpse Walker
Real-Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up
Book • 2008
The Corpse Walker introduces readers to a diverse array of individuals at the bottom of Chinese society, including a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others.
Through sensitive and empathetic interviews conducted between 1990 and 2003, Liao Yiwu captures the lives, desires, and vulnerabilities of these individuals, providing a powerful and revealing portrait of modern China.
The book is a testament to the resilience and humanity of those often overlooked by official narratives.
Through sensitive and empathetic interviews conducted between 1990 and 2003, Liao Yiwu captures the lives, desires, and vulnerabilities of these individuals, providing a powerful and revealing portrait of modern China.
The book is a testament to the resilience and humanity of those often overlooked by official narratives.
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