title: The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up
author:  Liao Yiwu 
description: &#8220;Revealing. . . . full of forbearance and forgiveness. . . . Each re-created interview&#8230;captures a particular individual at a crucial time in Chinese history.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>&#8220;Stunning. . . . Revealing in its incidental details. . . . Liao brings us fascinating insights into the lives of all manner of workers....an addictive book.&#8221; <br>&#8212;<i>Bookforum</i><br><br>&#8220;Reading <b>The Corpse Walker</b> is like walking with Liao: Even though our feet are not blistered and our bodies are not starved, in the end we are shaken and moved.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>
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  SHENZHENERS  
  stories  
  Xue Yiwei
  
  
  Translated from the Chinese by Darryl Sterk
  
  
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  Copyright 2016 © Xue Yiwei  
  Translation 2016 © Darryl Sterk
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced for any reason or
  by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
  events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  Cover design: Debbie Geltner  
  Cover image and interior illustrations: Cai Gao  
  Layout: WildElement.ca  
  Printed and bound in Canada.
  
  
  Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication  
  Xue, Yiwei, 1964- [Chu zu che si ji. Selections. English]  
  Shenzheners / Xue Yiwei.
  
  
  Short stories.  
  Partial translation of: Chu zu che si ji, 2013.  
  Translation: Darryl Sterk.  
  Issued in