The Kite Family, by Lai-chu Hon
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A masterful collection of stories that stretch the limits of the imagination by Hon Lai-chu, one of Hong Kong’s most dazzling young authors. Reviews “Evocatively written and expertly translated, these Hong Kong stories will draw you into Hon Lai-chu’s surreal and yet recognizable world.” — Howard Goldblatt, translator of Nobel laureate Mo Yan “The Kite Family showcases the work of Hon Lai-chu, a wildly creative Hong Kong writer. The stories, elegantly translated by Andrea Lingenfelter, range from the torn-from-the-headlines dystopian anxieties of “Notes on an Epidemic” to the more surrealistic “Forrest Woods, Chair,” which takes themes from Kafka’s Metamorphosis in an engagingly novel direction. The book benefits greatly from an introduction by Lingenfelter, which both explains her approach to rendering Hon’s prose into English and shows how the author’s stories fit into Hong Kong’s fascinating and globally too-little-known literary landscape.” — Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know Hon Lai-chu pulls us into worlds we did not realize were hiding within our own. • A man unable to find work turns himself into a chair so that he will be worth something to society. • A disease that targets lonely people has become a deadly epidemic, and a single woman is forced to become part of an artificial family in the hope that traditional roles can restore her health. • A young girl tries to make sense of growing up in a family where everyone becomes morbidly obese and her relatives exhibit increasingly bizarre behavior: her melancholy aunt tears down all her curtains to make a new gown for meeting a mysterious stranger; her sister tries vainly to drift into the sky as a kite; and her grandmother consumes (literally) all the family inheritance. Hon’s first full-length book in English, The Kite Family brings a glowing voice to contemporary English literature. With this collection, renowned translator Andrea Lingenfelter (known for her translation of Lillian Lee’s famous Farewell My Concubine) has brought another masterpiece to extraordinary life. Steeped in the atmosphere of a lucid dream, this is a collection that will jolt the mind and delight the senses. About the Author Critics have called Hon Lai-chu “the most outstanding young author in Hong Kong.” She has authored eight Chinese books and won numerous awards, including the Hong Kong Biennial Award for Chinese Literature, Taiwan’s Unitas New Writer’s Novella first prize, and the Hong Kong Book Prize. Her books have twice been named to the list of Top Ten Chinese Novels Worldwide, in 2008 and 2009. Her 2006 story (“The Kite Family”) won the New Writer’s Novella first prize from Taiwan’s Unitas Literary Association; the extended version was named one of 2008’s Best Books of the Year by China Times in Taiwan. The Kite Family, as well as her next work, (Grey Flower), were selected as Top 10 Chinese Novels Worldwide by Taiwan’s China Times. About the Translator Andrea Lingenfelter is a poet, scholar of Chinese literature, and a widely published translator of contemporary Chinese-language fiction (Farewell My Concubine, Candy) and poetry by authors from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Her translations have appeared in Granta, Chinese Literature Today, Pathlight, Zoland Poetry Annual, Mantis, Frontier Taiwan, and Chicago Review. She composed the subtitles for Chen Kaige’s film, Temptress Moon. Her translation of selected poetry by Zhai Yongming, The Changing Room, won the 2012 Northern California Book Award. A 2008 PEN Translation Fund grant winner and 2014 NEA Translation Grant awardee, she teaches Chinese literature at the University of San Francisco.
The Kite Family, by Lai-chu Hon- Amazon Sales Rank: #1582955 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-17
- Released on: 2015-11-17
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Dystopian... disturbing. The collection has been fluently translated by Andrea Lingenfelter who also contributes an informative and useful introduction to the writer and her work.
(Asian Review of Books)About the Author
Critics have called Hon Lai-chu called "the most outstanding young author in Hong Kong." Her clean, absurd and abstract style is often compared to Franz Kafka. Her intensely psychological stories often reflect her characters' inner struggles for freedom, against the futility of attempts to find meaning in everyday existence. She has won numerous awards, including the Hong Kong Biennial Award for Chinese Literature for fiction, Taiwan's Unitas New Writer's Novella first prize, and the Hong Kong Book Prize. Her books have twice been named to the list of Top Ten Chinese Novels Worldwide, in 2008 and 2009. She was a 2010 resident at the University of Iowa International Writing Program.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Weird yet eminently intriguing By StarryNight I found The Kite Family by Hon Lai-chu an interesting, odd and somewhat unsettling read; in fact I had to read a few of the stories a couple of times to ensure that I had grasped the subtle nuances of the text.The prose is stark yet evocative and offers an intriguing insight into modern day Hong Kong and issues such as dehumanisation, racism, and the harsh realities of trying to get on in an aggressively progressive society that renders many invisible.Hon Lai-chu successfully draws the reader into a visceral yet bewildering world of ennui, yearning, loneliness and imagination.Kudos must go to Andrea Lingenfelter for a fluid translation that feels like the authentic voice of the author. In sum I would certainly recommend this collection of short stories to readers looking for something a little different!I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in order to review.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Surrealistic, unconventional and pretty odd By SC Andrea Lingenfelter, the translator of The Kite Family by Hon Lai Chu, gives us a captivating introduction why these stories are an important part of Hong Kong's literary fiction, as issues such as humanity, migration, xenophobia, family dysfunction, and deformity are presented. Compared against mainland China's fiction, which mostly focuses on China's particular themes and settings, HK fiction never had any restrictions. Her enthusiasm for this translation project made me look forward to delve into this collection.Sadly, I didn't make it too far into each story. Surrealistic, unconventional and pretty odd, I couldn't get into them. Neither did I feel any connection to the characters. Everything was just way out-there, any metaphorical meaning and symbolism flew right past me. I tried every story, but in the end I simply gave up and stopped reading.Review copy supplied by publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a rating and/or review.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Blurring the lines between reality and dream worlds By Oi Lan This collection of stories is a strange and surreal journey led by the author Lai Chu Hon, who is from Hong Kong. It starts on a jarring, somewhat grotesque note with the the first story, Spoiled Brains, which was my least favorite. Hon's stories thereafter become more subtle and more enjoyable. The title story, The Kite Family, is a poignant, but surreal and symbolic, coming-of-age story about a girl whose entire family mysteriously grows obese in adulthood. Two other favorites were Heartbreak Hotel, about a woman's struggle to free herself from her memories of an abusive husband, and Notes From an Epidemic, about a young single woman forced to join an "artificial" family. In a similar vein but more comical was Forrest Woods, Chair, in which an unfortunate young man literally transforms into a chair. These stories have a Hong Kong flavor, but they are pretty universal. Throughout, Hon is able to blur the lines between reality and the dream worlds that her characters inhabit. I loved the dreamlike quality of her writing (and the translation) and highly recommend this book.
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