God Is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China - Brossura

Yiwu, Liao

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ISBN 10: 006207847X ISBN 13: 9780062078476

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2012

Riassunto

Profiling the lives of ordinary Chinese believers, the author, a celebrated Chinese dissident who was imprisoned, provides a rare glimpse into the thriving--and secret--underground Christian movement in China.

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“Liao’s coverage of Christians allows truth to shine in the darkness. That’s the beauty of his writings.” (Liu Xiaobo, 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner)

“There is the authorized version of life in China propagated by the Communist Party, and then there is the unauthorized version. Liao Yiwu is one of the foremost authors of the latter, for which he has paid a steep price.” (Wall Street Journal)

“God Is Red is the most wonderfully surprising report on the church in China I’ve seen, and Liao Yiwu is the best literary guide since Vergil.” (John Wilson, Editor, Books & Culture)

“A subtle and sober account by one of the foremost banned writers of contemporary China. An irresistible read, pulsating with humanity.” (Lian Xi, author of Redeemed by Fire: The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China)

“It is very difficult to read Liao Yiwu’s work without being constantly reminded of Christian struggles in the ancient Roman Empire. . . . Who can tell how the story will play out this time round?” (Philip Jenkins, author of Jesus Wars)

“Beginning with a 100-year-old nun and ending with a recovering slacker, . . . the voices of individual believers are lively and immediate. . . . Though Liao’s subjects claim to have no interest in politics, the question of political change in China is the subtext .” (Wall Street Journal)

“This is a mesmerizing and amazing tale of courage. Author Liao Yiwu’s story, covering even the recent past, is especially powerful because he is not himself a Christian. The reporting is brilliant and the perspective dazzling.” (David Aikman, author of Jesus in Beijing)

“The author, himself an object of intermittent government harassment, is a deft interviewer. Not a believer himself, Liao empathizes with the Christians he encounters. These portraits of faithful Christians are beautifully drawn, neither triumphalist nor maudlin. Suffering, but also resilience and hope, are the common lot of these believers.” (Daniel Bays, author of Christianity in China)

“The heartbreaking tales of persecution and spiritual fervor speak for themselves.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“No writer does better than Liao Yiwu in revealing the texture of daily life for ordinary people in China. His characters walk off the page and into your heart. . . . Humanity oozes from every vignette, and every detail rings true.” (Perry Link, Professor emeritus, East Asian Studies, Princeton University)

L'autore:

Liao Yiwu is a critic of the Chinese regime, for which he has been imprisoned and his works have been banned. He is the author of The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up and a forthcoming memoir. In 2011, Liao dramatically escaped from China and now splits his time between the United States and Germany.

Wenguang Huang is a writer, journalist, and translator whose articles and translations have appeared in The Wall Street Journal Asia, Chicago Tribune, and The Paris Review. He is also the author of The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 006207847X
• ISBN 13: 9780062078476
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 231