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- Islands and Continents: Short Stories by Leung Ping-kwan
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Foreword 'PK'
- pp. vii-xviii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xix-xx
- The Romance of the Rib
- pp. 11-19
- Postcards from Prague
- pp. 39-42
- Islands and Continents
- pp. 67-90
- Afterword - Writer’s Jetlag1
- pp. 117-125
- Contributors’ Biographical Notes
- pp. 127-129
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888052431
Related ISBN(s)
9789622098442
MARC Record
OCLC
798295845
Pages
150
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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