ISSN : 1229-9618(Print)
ISSN : 2671-7506(Online)
ISSN : 2671-7506(Online)
Chinese Studies Vol.54 pp.241-256
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14378/KACS.2016.54.54.12
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14378/KACS.2016.54.54.12
Memories and Traces of Hong Kong Urbanization Reflected in Ye-Si(也斯)’s Works ― Focused on “Postcolonial Affairs of Food and the Heart
Abstract
The researches on Hong Kong literature and Taiwan literature that were relatively unpopular compared to Chinese mainstream literature or the literary works of Chinese people that have been scattered all around the world are getting more acknowledged in recent studies. This thesis represents how the past colonial memories and traces of Hong Kong are reflected in the literature of Hong Kong writer, Ye-Si, especially on the memories and thoughts of places and buildings that disappeared due to urban social reform in Hong Kong during the 1970s. Analysis shows that Hong Kong during the colonial era held its own unique identity and local characteristics compared to China along with its literature as well. Hong Kong is a place of mixed culture, however, it is not a simple mixture of different cultures but rather cultures blended together to create a new place with a unique nature. That is how Ye-Si sees Hong Kong in his eyes.