“The most outstanding young author in Hong Kong.”

Born in 1978, Hon Lai-chu is one of the most outstanding young 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 started writing at a very young age. 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.