P.Y. Ho, The China Key
The single best introduction to Hong Kong writing, engaging directly issues of identity that Hong Kong culture faces post-1997.

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A powerful critique providing both a dazzling synthesis of contemporary cultural theory as well as exemplary criticism.

About the Author
Brian Hooper received his B.A. in American Studies from Washington & Lee University and his M.Phil. in Literary Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a recent graduate of the Harvard Law School, where he was Executive Editor and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

With great learning and a polished, accessible literary style, Hooper undertakes the formidable task of examining a large body of literature produced in Hong Kong to show it as an integral part of the universal human heritage. This thematic study of contemporary Hong Kong Anglophone literature identifies a series of themes and motifs that can be drawn upon both as figures for an authentically "Hong Kong" criticism and as lenses through which to read, contextualize, and interpret the texts that constitute this canon of fiction, autobiography, drama, and poetry. Focusing on three central texts￯﾿ﾽPatrick Acheson's intricately-wrought and provocative Flagrant Harbour, Lee Ding Fai's rags-to-riches story Running Dog, and Timothy Mo's The Monkey King￯﾿ﾽHooper offers a lucid, usable theoretical structure for analyzing the postcolonial phenomena in the Hong Kong context. This book includes an exhaustive thirty-page bibliography of Hong Kong literature.

About the Author:
Brian Hooper received his B.A. in American Studies from Washington & Lee University and his M.Phil. in Literary Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a recent graduate of the Harvard Law School, where he was Executive Editor and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

SYNOPSIS

Independent scholar Hooper examines some of the prominent themes, motifs, and tropes found in contemporary Hong Kong literature written in English. His analysis focuses primarily on three texts: Timothy Mo's The Monkey King, Patrick Acheson's Flagrant Harbour, and Lee Ding Fai's Running Dog. The volume, which is not indexed, features an extensive bibliography of Hong Kong literature. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

The China Key