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Library Notice
Title
Hong Kong Gothic: "Tattoo Me" 《紋身不由己》
Speaker(s)
Mr. Simon BERRY
Prof. BUNZEL LINDER Birgit, Department of Translation, Lingnan University
Organiser(s)
The Department of Translation
Library
Date/Time
1 December 2021
2:30 p.m.
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1 December 2021
4:00 p.m.
Venue
Activity Room, 1/F, Library
Medium
English
Cantonese
Target Audience
Staff
Postgraduates
Undergraduates
Objective

Presented by the Department of Translation, the Library, and CLB9030 Vampires, Monsters, and the Gothic in Literature and Culture:

An introduction by Simon BERRY, the author of "Tattoo Me" in the book "Hong Kong Gothic", and live readings of translated works in English & Cantonese.

 

 

Abstract

In the apparently modern metropolis of Hong Kong, you may encounter monsters that prey on lust, ghosts suffering from loneliness, and demons come to collect the doomed. Love, greed, pride, and sorrow mingle with madness and the supernatural in a city as Gothic as any in the Old World. These stories creep, slither and claw their way from the perilously steep streets of Sheung Wan to the dark tunnels of the MTR and on into the jungle wilderness of the New Territories, showing you a side of Hong Kong you did not suspect and will not forget.

You can access the book here.