"Moving...a memorable series of portraits of the working-class people who defended Tiananmen Square. --The New York Review of Books"A series of harrowing, unforgettable tales...Had [Liao Yiwu] not fle
When journalist Liao Yiwu first stumbled upon a vibrant Christian community in the officially secular China, he knew little about Christianity. In fact, he'd been taught that religion was evil, and th
"The award-winning exiled poet and author of The Corpse Walker shares a poignant account of his years in prison following the Tiananmen Square protests, describing the brutality he endured for writing
When journalist Liao Yiwu first stumbled upon a vibrant Christian community in the officially secular China, he knew little about Christianity. In fact, he?d been taught that religion was evil, and th
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 h
