First published in 1992
New Ghosts Old Dreams is a book by Geremie Barmé and myself – it’s one of the books of which I’m most proud.
An anthology of translation from Chinese. It includes fiction, poetry, songs, speeches, satire, and newspaper articles from ancient times to the 1980s in China. It captures the feelings of students, scholars, journalists, and activists about the student-led Protest Movement of 1989 and massacre that followed.
It is a testament to the struggle for democracy and individual expression in China.
Sadly, it is out of print.
Praise for New Ghosts, Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices
‘In New Ghosts, Old Dreams a wide range of subtle and candid Chinese writers give us their versions of what their country was like before, during, and after the tragedy of June 1989.’
Jonathan D. Spence
‘An extraordinary work… a vibrant, probing guided tour of the Chinese mind today: readable without vulgarization, consistently entertaining yet deeply serious. The editors know contemporary China as no one else does.’
Andrew J. Nathan
‘This book will dwarf the dozens of others that have appeared on the Tiananmen massacre and related events…’
Perry Link