Author's Note xi
PART ONE
Artifact A: The Underground City
3(6)
The Middleman
9(28)
Artifact B: The Written World
33(4)
The Voice of America
37(20)
The Broken Bridge
57(20)
Artifact C: The Wall
75(2)
The Overnight City
77(24)
PART TWO
Starch
101(13)
Hollywood
114(35)
Artifact D: The Voice of the Turtle
135(14)
At Night You're Not Lonely
149(20)
Immigration
169(5)
The Courtyard
174(25)
Artifact E: The Bronze Head
189(10)
Anniversary
199(4)
Sichuanese
203(28)
PART THREE
Artifact F: The Book
221(10)
Asylum
231(28)
Artifact G: The Uncracked Bone
243(16)
The Games
259(16)
Sand
275(20)
Artifact H: The Word
289(6)
Translation
295(11)
Flags
306(4)
Straight to Video
310(25)
Artifact I: The Horse
325(10)
Wonton Western
335(17)
Election
352(17)
PART FOUR
Chinatown
369(24)
Artifact J: The Criticism
383(10)
State Visit
393(26)
Artifact K: The Lost Alphabets
401(18)
Encapsulate Prime
419(18)
Artifact L: The Misprinted Character
431(6)
Patton's Tomb
437(14)
Artifact Z: The Sold Words
443(8)
Tea
451(8)
Sources 459(10)
Acknowledgments 469(4)
Index 473