Bullets and Opium : : Real-Life Stories of China After the Tiananmen Square Massacre
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"Originally published: Die Kugel und das Opium : Leben und Tod am Platz des Himmlischen Friedens. Germany : Fischer, 2012.
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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Atria Books, 2019.
Year Published: 2019
Description: 312 pages ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781982126643
1982126647
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Cowhig, David,
Cowhig, Jessie,
Perlin, Ross,
SUBJECTS
Political prisoners -- China -- Interviews.
Dissenters -- China -- Interviews.
Political prisoners -- China -- Biography.
Dissenters -- China -- Biography.
China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989 -- Personal narratives.