New Hong Kong Fiction from Kit Fan and Naoise Dolan

Description

KILF welcomes two authors whose debut novels set in Hong Kong have met with widespread acclaim. Hong Kong-born novelist, poet and critic Kit Fan resurrects shanty town life in the 1980s in Diamond Hill, as recovering heroin addict Buddha encounters drug gangs, Buddhist nuns, property developers, the government and foreign powers, all vying to stake their claim on the land. While Kit Fan explores religion, colonialism and displacement, Irish novelist Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a life. Her novel Exciting Times follows a millennial Irish expat as she negotiates the freedoms and uncertainties of modern love in her liaisons with a male banker and a female lawyer. Join them for a lively conversation with Patrick Holland about colonialism, character, escape, Hong Kong as a setting and much more.

Number of attendees (for events)

300

Income

nil

Expenditure

nil

Period	13 Nov 2021
Event title	Hong Kong International Literary Festival, 2021
Event type	Other
Location	Hong Kong, Hong KongShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International