History's Fiction : Stories from the City of Hong Kong

by Xi, Xu

• ISBN13: 9789889706128
• ISBN10: 9889706121
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Answers & Insights Inc

Summary

From the turbulent sixties through the nineties, here is a "history" of Hong Kong, told through fiction by one of Hong Kong's top writers. Written over the past thirty years, these stories represent the evolution and shaping of a voice, as she strives to create art out of her birthplace, "the city that remains my perpetual concern." Here are portraits of Hong Kong, painted with compassion and love against the backdrop of historical events.

Table of Contents

Author's Preface	p. i
The Nineties
Until the Next Century	p. 2
Insignificant Moments in the History of Hong Kong	p. 22
Blackjack	p. 31
The Eighties
Manky's Tale	p. 40
The Fourth Copy or Dancing with Skeletons and Other Romances	p. 51
Rage	p. 65
Allegro Quasi Una Fantasia (from Concerto in a Major Key)	p. 78
The Seventies
The Tryst	p. 95
Dannemora	p. 109
The Yellow Line	p. 127
The Sixties
Andrew's Letters	p. 138
Chung King Mansion (from Chinese Walls)	p. 160
Democracy	p. 184
Critical Reading Guide	p. 205
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