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Bullets and opium : real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre / Liao Yiwu ; translated by David Cowhig, Jessie Cowhig, and Ross Perlin.
Van Pelt Library DS779.32 .L53713 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liao, Yiwu, 1958- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Kugel und das Opium. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Dissenters.
- Political prisoners.
- History.
- China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989--Personal narratives.
- China.
- Political prisoners--China--Interviews.
- Dissenters--China--Interviews.
- Political prisoners--China--Biography.
- Dissenters--China--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Interviews.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- 312 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- Real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atria Books, 2019.
- Language Note:
- "Translated from the Chinese by David and Jessie Cowhig and Ross Perlin."
- Summary:
- "From the award-winning poet, dissident, and "one of the most original and remarkable Chinese writers of our time" (Philip Gourevitch) comes a raw, evocative, and unforgettable look at the Tiananmen Square massacre through the eyes of those who were there."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / by Ian Johnson
- Prologue: "All you want is money! All I want is revolution!"
- Part 1. Beijing
- The performance artist
- The massacre painter
- The idealist
- The arsonists
- The captain
- The squad leader
- The street fighter
- The hooligan
- The prisoner of conscience
- Part 2. Sichuan
- The animal tamer
- The accomplice
- The poet
- The prisoners
- The author
- Afterword: The last moments of Liu Xiaobo
- Appendix one. A guide to what really happened
- Appendix two. List of 202 people killed in the massacre
- Appendix three. List of 49 wounded or disabled in the massacre.
- Notes:
- "Originally published: Die Kugel und das Opium : Leben und Tod am Platz des Himmlischen Friedens. Germany : Fischer, 2012.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Liao, Yiwu, 1958- author. Bullets and opium
- ISBN:
- 9781982126643
- 1982126647
- OCLC:
- 1089261020
- Publisher Number:
- 99980892742
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