The corpse walker
Book by Liao Yiwu
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A compilation of twenty-seven extraordinary oral histories that opens a window, unlike any other, onto the lives of ordinary, often outcast, Chinese men and women. ... Google Books
Originally published: 2008
Author: Liao Yiwu
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A very entertaining book, with a host of well written/translated stories from a wide range of individuals from, as the book says, the bottom of Chinese life.
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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...
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Read 328 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Corpse Walker is a compilation of twenty-seven extraordinary oral histories that opens…
Sep 5, 2008 · “They don't even bother to pretend to be sorrowful.” A 103-year-old Buddhist abbot tells how private donations from entrepreneurs have financed ...
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This is a fascinating and engrossing book that provides 27 glimpses into lives that have not faired so well in China. The author, Liao Yiwu, is a poet who has ...
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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.
Feb 1, 2017 · Corpse walkers were people whose job was to literally walk dead bodies home. While it is hard to find official records of “professional corpse ...
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May 5, 2009 · 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 ...
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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 ...