Hong Kong literature
The Hong Kong Literature is a literary movement, in which the city of Hong Kong , in particular its eventful history is discussed.
She strives to make the history of Hong Kong present again in literature. The main thing is to process history, to reevaluate it. This literary trend is characterized by the desire or demand for a rewrite of Hong Kong's history. The former should be viewed from a new perspective corresponding to the Orient.
In addition to processing history, another important aspect is the creation of identity. The cultural alienation of the Chinese by British rule and the eventful history meant that Hong Kong society was unable to develop a canon of values. Especially the writers of Hong Kong literature of the 1990s tried to depict the history of the city in all its facets. Historiography, city history and regional characteristics were central issues at that time.
The Taiwanese writer Shi Shuqing can be assigned to this literary trend in her later creative phase. Her novel City of the Queen in particular can be regarded as a representative work of Hong Kong literature.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kauke, Birgit. 1995. Hong Kong's critical years: the stories of the writer Shi Shuqing. Bochum: Brockmeyer.
- ↑ Chen, Donghai. 2002. Xianggang wenxue de fazhan liubian [The Shift in Hong Kong Literature]. dazhong wenyi 1: 72-73.