To Pierce the Material Screen: An Anthology of 20th-Century Hong Kong Literature (Vol. II, Essays and Poetry) and her translation of the

and her translation of the poems of Li Qingzhao

and valiant generals take turns appearing on the stage of that chaotic yet thrilling era

Yang Jiang and Wang Xiyan

devoted to Chinese fiction from the Ming and Qing dynasties

To Pierce the Material Screen: An Anthology of 20th-Century Hong Kong Literature (Vol. II, Essays and Poetry) and her translation of theEdited by Eva Hung with the assistance of Chi yin Ip 2008 xii + 252 pages ISBN 978 962 7255 35 2 The perception of Hong Kong as materially successful and culturally marginal is a common one. The city, sheltered from the Chinese political tsunamis, has in fact developed a distinctive character that is reflected in her literary scene. It has been a safe haven for writers on the run, a cradle for genres unwelcome to the Beijing government, a battleground