Bewilderment
Amanda Hsu reads the latest novel by Richard Powers in the context of speculative realism.
Monthly Archives
Archive for: November 2021
The Gun, The Ship, and The Pen
Eliot Rosenstock reviews a fascinating new work that interrogates the relationship between warfare, constitutions, and modernity.
HKRB Essays: Liminal City
In this haunting creative critical essay, Patrick Holland reflects on the various dimensions opened up by the stories of those who live with/in Hong Kong.
HKRB Essays: The Struggle for Synthesis
Ivan Stacy reflects on the antagonism between individualist and collectivist systems in Hao Jingfang’s Vagabonds.
We Could Not See the Stars
Yen Ooi reviews Elizabeth Wong’s debut novel, which explores the complicated relationship diaspora communities have with culture and identity.
In the Blink of An Eye
Briankle G. Chang reviews a fascinating account of the cultural significance of spectacles.
HKRB Essays: The Constant Rabbit
Sophina Chu reflects on Hong Kong’s racial politics in the context of Jasper Fforde’s allegorical novel.
HONG KONG REVIEW OF BOOKS 香港書評 