Political writer Liao Yiwu
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Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Liao Yiwu is the most representative of contemporary Chinese writers from the lower class. He is well-known internationally and his works have been translated into other languages. However, his works have been banned in China. He was jailed for 4 years for his poem “Massacre”, which commemorates the victims perished in 1989. Liao Yiwu used to be a passionate contemporary poet. After being iwriting a book990, he began writing a book titled “Testimonials,” which is about to be published in Germany. This book describes Liao’s experiences in prison and how the state machine tortured and abused him. Since now he is forbidden to leave China, he cannot travel to Germany to promote his book. Liao told Deutsche Welle, “My mentality has changed. I used to consider this as something I can’t bear. I was furious. I thought that I suffered a lot and that I was mistreated. Now, I see all the suffering as my teacher.” Four years of imprisonment propelled Liao to get close to the people. World Chinese Weekly reported that the themes of Liao’s works are usually about marginalized groups, such as thieves, migrant workers, the homeless, prostitutes and petitioners. His completed works include “The Survivor”, “Interviews with the Lower Strata of Chinese Society”, “China Unjust Court Cases”, “China’s Petitioner Villages” and “The Last of China’s Landlords”. In the preface to “Earthquake Insane Asylum”, Yale University’s …