Bullets and opium : real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square 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. For over seven years, Liao Yiwu--a master of contemporary Chinese literature, imprisoned and persecuted as a counter-revolutionary until he fled the country in 2011--secretly interviewed survivors of the devastating 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Tortured, imprisoned, and forced into silence and the margins of Chinese society for thirty years, their harrowing stories are now finally revealed in this gripping and masterful work of investigative journalism."-- Publisher's website 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. 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. Liao Yiwu ; Translated By David Cowhig, Jessie Cowhig, And Ross Perlin. Originally Published: Die Kugel Und Das Opium : Leben Und Tod Am Platz Des Himmlischen Friedens. Germany : Fischer, 2012. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Translated From The Chinese By David And Jessie Cowhig And Ross Perlin.