Bullets and opium : real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre /
Liao, Yiwu, 1958-
Bullets and opium : real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre / Real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre Liao Yiwu ; translated by David Cowhig, Jessie Cowhig, and Ross Perlin. - First Atria books hardcover edition. - 312 pages ; 24 cm
"Originally published: Die Kugel und das Opium : Leben und Tod am Platz des Himmlischen Friedens. Germany : Fischer, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
"Translated from the Chinese by David and Jessie Cowhig and Ross Perlin."
9781982126643 1982126647
2019009011
Political prisoners--China--Interviews.
Dissenters--China--Interviews.
Political prisoners--China--Biography.
Dissenters--China--Biography.
China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989--Personal narratives.
Bullets and opium : real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre / Real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre Liao Yiwu ; translated by David Cowhig, Jessie Cowhig, and Ross Perlin. - First Atria books hardcover edition. - 312 pages ; 24 cm
"Originally published: Die Kugel und das Opium : Leben und Tod am Platz des Himmlischen Friedens. Germany : Fischer, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
"Translated from the Chinese by David and Jessie Cowhig and Ross Perlin."
9781982126643 1982126647
2019009011
Political prisoners--China--Interviews.
Dissenters--China--Interviews.
Political prisoners--China--Biography.
Dissenters--China--Biography.
China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989--Personal narratives.