[Webcast Only] Small is Beautiful: The Short Story in Chinese Literature 美學與中國短篇文學
VIEW EVENT DETAILSIn conversation with HO SOK-FONG, Author; ZHANG YUERAN, Writers and Moderated by DR. EMMA ZHANG, lecturer CIE in Hong Kong Baptist University
- Sunday, November 08th, 2020
- Discussion 13:00, Close 14:00
- Free Admission; Conducted in Mandarin
Dr. Emma Zhang of Hong Kong Baptist University moderates a conversation between Malaysian writer Ho Sok-fong (Lake Like a Mirror) and one of China’s most influential young writers, Zhang Yueran (Promise Bird, I Came Towards the Flame etc.) about the short story in contemporary Chinese literature, and how style and content varies between different audiences in mainland China and other Chinese communities.
Ho Sok Fong is the author of one other short story collection, Maze Carpet. Her literary awards include the Chiu Ko Fiction Prize (2015), the 25th China Times Short Story Prize, and the 30th United Press Short Story Prize from Taiwan. She has a PhD in Chinese Language & Literature from NTU Singapore, and have move to Taipei from Malaysia recently during the border lock down period.
Born in 1982, Zhang Yueran is one of China’s most influential young writers. Her books have been translated into English, French, Dutch, and Korean. The French translation of her novel Cocoon won the Best Asian Novel of the Prix Transfuge 2019 in France. She has been the chief editor of Newriting since 2008, and teaches literature and creative writing at Renmin University.
Dr. Emma H. Zhang is from Hebei, China. She came to Hong Kong in 2000, and obtained a PhD in Literary Studies from The Chinese University. She is a lecturer of English in College of International Education in Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include comparative literature and comparative mythology. She has written on the subjects of Contemporary Asian American Literature, Chinese Mythology, as well as Life Writing. (Moderator)