Nihilism and Technology
Carissa Ma reviews a book that thinks our visions of the future for the human body is driven by darker facets of the unconscious.
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Archive for: HKRB Books
October Dedications
Marija Todorova reviews Mang Ke’s poetry collection and considers the significant role played by translators in such projects.
All The Words A Stage
Blair Reeve reviews a debut collection of poetry from Nashua Gallagher.
Inhospitable World: Cinema in the Time of the Anthropocene
Winnie L.M Yee looks at how the content and production of Hollywood genre films and world cinema reflect man’s place in the postwar landscape of nuclear fear and climate crisis.
Babushka’s Journey: The Dark Road to Stalin’s Wartime Camps
Natalia Delazari reviews Marcel Krueger’s intriguing new book which raises important questions about the intersection of memory, imagination, and identity in the genre of the memoir.
Why Only Art Can Save Us
Gregory Sholette reviews Santiago Zabala’s Heidegger-inspired investigation of contemporary art and aesthetics.
The Tiger Hunters of Tai O
Jason Chu reviews John Saeki’s new detective novel which restores the South China tiger to its rightful place in the wilds of Hong Kong.
Free Woman: Life, Liberation and Doris Lessing
Tom Sperlinger reviews Lara Feigel’s compelling work on the fascinating life of Doris Lessing.
