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TRANSLATED HONG KONG FICTION
TThe C
ichang Liu Yichang (1918-), Hong
Kong's most respected senior writer, is believed to have written the first stream-of-
consciousness novel in Chinese literature. 'The Cockroach' is a Kafkaesque explora-
tion of psychology and philosophy. In 'Indecision', a woman is torn between staying in
Hong Kong and returning to her mad husband in Shànghǎi.
Isla
e Cocckroach a
ch and O
d Otther St
r Storiies (1
s (1995) b
995) by L
y Liu Y
iu Yich
Islands a
g Piing--kwan Anti-heroes enter
the limelight against the background of Hong Kong history. In 'Postcolonial Affairs of
Food and the Heart', a man devours the culinary and erotic delights of other cultures in
a bid to find his identity. Leung has also published the bilingual Travelling with a Bitter
Melon: Selected Poems (1973-1998).
Love in a F
ds and C
d Contiinents: Sh
: Short St
t Storiies (2
s (20007) b
) by L
y Leuung P
n Chang Chang (1920-95) is con-
sidered by some to be the best modern Chinese writer. In the title story set during
WWII, a divorcée pursues a liaison with a playboy from Shànghǎi to Hong Kong. Dir-
ector Ann Hui made it into a film starring Chow Yun-fat. Chang also wrote Lust, Cau-
tion, a tale of love and espionage, which was adapted for film by Ang Lee.
My C
e in a Falle
allen C
n Ciity: A
: And O
d Otther St
r Storiies b
s by E
y Eile
ileen Ch
My Ciity: A Ho
i Xii This novel offers a personal vision of Hong
Kong in the '60s and '70s through the lives of a telephone repairman, his family,
friends and, come to think of it, pineapples and stationery. Asia Weeklyranked it one
of the top 100 works of 20th-century Chinese fiction.
Rendit
: A Hong K
g Kong St
g Story (1
y (19993) b
3) by X
y Xi X
s (19997) Two writers to watch in this col-
lection of 1990s Hong Kong fiction are Wong Bik-wan (1961-) and Dung Kai-cheung
(1969-). Wong, a flamenco dancer, writes with a violent passion. 'Plenty and Sorrow'
is a tale about Shànghǎi, with a chunk of cannibalism thrown in. Dung recreates the le-
gend of the Father of Chinese Agriculture in 'The Young Shen Nong'.
ditiions No
s Nos 4
s 47 & 4
7 & 48: Ho
8: Hong K
g Kong Nin
g Ninetiies (1
