Full Description
In this kaleidoscope of stories, translated from the Chinese, P. K. Leung, one of Hong Kong's most celebrated literary figures, presents his personal vision of the city, evoking in his inimitable voice the local and international dimensions of this extraordinary place, capturing its poignant ambivalence as a postcolonial territory on the fringe of China.
Contents
ForewordTranslated by Jeanne Tai; The Romance of the Rib - Translated by Shirley Poon and Robert Neather; The Dentists on the Avenida de la Revolucion - Translated by Brian Holton and Agnes Hung-chong Chan; Postcards from Prague - Translated by Tong Man, Jasmine; Borders - Translated by Shuang Shen; Islands and Continents - Translated by Caroline Mason; Postcolonial Affairs of Food and the Heart - Translated by Chan Wing Sze and John Minford; Afterword: Writer's Jetlag - Translated by John Minford and Agnes Hung-chong Chan; Contributors' Biographical Notes.
