Liao Yiwu
| Interview | Manuela Bojadžijev |
| Interview language | German |
| Country of origin | China |
| Year of migration | 2011 |
| Interview length | 03:02:50 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Liao Yiwu | ||||
| 2 | Family and childhood in China | ||||
| 2.1 | Family structure and the parents' work as teachers | ||||
| 2.2 | Siblings | ||||
| 2.3 | Leaving school | ||||
| 2.4 | School days, cultural revolution and political unrest | ||||
| 3 | 80s, reform and rebellion against authority | ||||
| 4 | Underground literature and conflicts with police | ||||
| 5 | Relationship to the father | ||||
| 6 | Learning dentistry from older brother | ||||
| 7 | Life financing | ||||
| 8 | Meeting father again | ||||
| 9 | Cultural Revolution | ||||
| 10 | Re-education camps and self-criticism writings | ||||
| 11 | The role of grandparents | ||||
| 12 | Beautiful childhood memory | ||||
| 13 | Factory work | ||||
| 14 | Work as a truck driver in Tibet | ||||
| 15 | Faith and censorship | ||||
| 18 | Beginning of the career in literature | ||||
| 18.1 | Self-education in literature and first fee as an editor | ||||
| 18.2 | A typical day at work | ||||
| 18.3 | Writing about your own experiences as a driver in the newspaper and the review | ||||
| 18.4 | Campaign against mental pollution | ||||
| 18.5 | Beijing literature society | ||||
| 18.6 | The group of reformists | ||||
| 19 | Marriage and the work at the cultural center | ||||
| 20 | Political and cultural atmosphere, conflicts with the KPCH and Red Army | ||||
| 21 | Liberalization, mobility and cultural changes | ||||
| 22 | Internal conflicts of KPCH | ||||
| 23 | Conservative movement and underground publication | ||||
| 24 | Social change | ||||
| 25 | stay away from politics | ||||
| 26 | Contact to the western world | ||||
| 27 | Relationship to Liu Xiaobo | ||||
| 28 | Secret club of poets | ||||
| 29 | The publication Todayand politicized discussions | ||||
| 30 | Tian'anmen Massacre | ||||
| 30.1 | 4. June, Tian'anmen Massacre | ||||
| 30.2 | Cassettes as a protest | ||||
| 30.3 | Film about massacre and cooperation with activists | ||||
| 30.4 | The arrest, prison and changes in life | ||||
| 33 | Back to literature | ||||
| 34 | The arrest | ||||
| 35 | Impossible to work as a writer and hopelessness | ||||
| 36 | Idea to leave China and desire of freedom | ||||
| 37 | The award ceremony and arrests | ||||
| 38 | Celebrity and entry ban | ||||
| 39 | Escape | ||||
| 39.1 | Search contacts with smugglers | ||||
| 39.2 | Bringing the manuscripts out of China | ||||
| 39.3 | Crossing the borders to Vietnam | ||||
| 39.4 | Vietnam, Hanoi | ||||
| 39.5 | Support from the German and American embassies | ||||
| 39.6 | Contact with China | ||||
| 39.7 | Residence status | ||||
| 39.8 | DAAD scholarship and trip to Germany | ||||
| 40 | Political asylum request | ||||
| 41 | The Peace Prize of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association and Life Financing | ||||
| 42 | Living in Berlin with the family | ||||
| 43 | The feeling of arrival and stability | ||||
| 44 | Desire to return and hopes for China | ||||
| 45 | Democracy on a global scale | ||||
| 46 | Future publications and projects | ||||
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