The Hong Kong International Literary Festivalthat sure sounds like
an oxymoron. Isn't Hong Kong the place where residents are interested
exclusively in the Hang Seng Index, Rolex watches and, um, Rolex
watches? Where the closest thing to a hot comic novel is Chief
Executive Tung Chee-hwa's latest plan to stabilize the real estate
market?
Apparently not. This week, the third annual Hong Kong International
Literary Festival will bring together international and Asian writers
for eight days of discussions and seminars, most of which are open to
the public. Yann...
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