[Webcast Only] Emerging Voices 小說初亮相
VIEW EVENT DETAILSIn conversation with AN YU, Author; EVA LAU, Author and RAN YU, Author
- Thursday, November 12th, 2020
- Discussion 13:00, Close 14:00
- Free Admission; Conducted in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Three debut novelists compare notes on their different journeys to getting published and their experience embarking on a writing career. An Yu grew up in Beijing but writes in English, and published her debut novel Braised Pork to great acclaim after obtaining her MFA at NYU. Eva Lau is a Hong Kong author whose first novel, Tongueless, deals with suicide and social pressure, while Ran Xu’s first novel is an LGBTQ love story that explores what it means to be caught between two great powers. This event will incorporate English, Cantonese and Mandarin, reflecting the cultural and linguistic hybridity of the authors and their work. It will also be available for later viewing with subtitles in English and Chinese.
An Yu was born and raised in Beijing, and left at the age of eighteen to study in New York at NYU. A graduate of the NYU MFA in Creative Writing, she writes her fiction in English. She is twenty-eight years old and lives between Beijing and Hong Kong. Braised Pork is her first novel.
Lau Yee-Wa Eva is a Hong Kong novelist. She was educated at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she studied Chinese Literature and Philosophy. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from The Education University of Hong Kong. After a career as an editor in a publishing house, she has transitioned into education and writing. In 2017, Yee-Wa won the Champion of the Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese. Tongueless is her debut novel.
Ran Xu was born and raised in Hong Kong. The Passion of Hong Kong 2019 is her first novel. When she is neither reading nor writing, she spends most of her time working at a bank.
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