Dorothy Tse writes primarily in Chinese. Her first short story collection, So Black (《好黑》), was published in 2005, winning the Hong Kong Biennial Award for Chinese Literature the following year.[2] In 2011, she attended The University of Iowa's International Writing Program, and in 2013, A Dictionary of Two Cities (《雙城辭典》), a novel which she co-authored with Hon Lai-chu (韓麗珠), was published, for which Hon and Tse were awarded the 2013 Hong Kong Book Prize.[3][4] Her literary prizes also include Taiwan's Unitas New Fiction Writers’ Award and the Hong Kong Award for Creative Writing in Chinese.[5]
Tse's first English short story, "Woman Fish",[6] a surreal story about a man whose wife turns into a fish, appeared in 2013 in The Guardian. Her first full-length book in English, Snow and Shadow, was published in 2014 by Hong Kong publisher Muse. Snow and Shadow is a collection of short stories from her earlier Chinese books, as well as previously unpublished works, translated by Nicky Harman.[7]
Tse writes in a surrealist style. Harman describes her writing as: “surreal tales—fantastic in parts—but made the more effective for being grounded firmly in reality... Dreamscapes interlock with a narrative which, though superficially realistic, itself feels quite unreal.”[13] Similarly, Kit Fan notes in a review of Owlish that the novel inhabits an "uncanny realm in which fiction becomes a series of Russian dolls combining dream and reality."[14]
Acknowledging Tse's many references to the Western canon in the novel, which include "Mephistopheles, Kant, the Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll, Kafka, Orwell and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake", Fan finds "Tse’s acerbic, freewheeling spirit [to be] generically flirtatious, rather than genre-bound."[14] Jane Wallace, meanwhile, has drawn favorable comparisons to the work of E.T.A. Hoffman and Angela Carter, noting along with other critics, however, the extent to which Tse's work is grounded in the unique social and political history of Hong Kong.[15]
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Tse is a co-founder of the Hong Kong literary magazine Fleurs des lettres.
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^Local Literature: Two Flowers of the Hong Kong Book Prize (in Chinese), Ming Pao, Life, 11 July 2013
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^Tse, Dorothy; Harman, Translated by Nicky (21 March 2013). ""Woman Fish" // The Guardian". The Guardian. from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
^Nicky Harman, The Paper Republic, from the original on 2014-03-17, retrieved 2014-04-14
^"Owlish by Dorothy Tse | Fitzcarraldo Editions". fitzcarraldoeditions.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
^Lim, Louisa (2023-06-06). "'Owlish' Is a Darkly Fantastical Parable About Totalitarianism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^Annie Hayter (2023-02-05). "Owlish review: 'No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire'". Big Issue. from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^"2021台北國際書展大獎 鏡文學《鬼地方》入圍小說獎10強". Mirror Media. 2020-11-28. from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
^Snow and Shadow, Muse, March 2014, pp. 9–11 (Translator's Introduction)
^ abFan, Kit (2023-02-22). "Owlish by Dorothy Tse review – an anti-fairytale". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
^Wallace, Jane (2023-04-23). ""Owlish" by Dorothy Tse". Retrieved 2023-05-24.
April 14, 2024
dorothy, hung, chinese, 謝曉虹, born, 1977, hong, kong, author, editor, assistant, professor, creative, writing, hong, kong, baptist, university, contents, writing, career, influences, themes, editorial, work, works, english, referenceswriting, career, edit, writ. Dorothy Tse Hiu hung Chinese 謝曉虹 born 1977 is a Hong Kong author editor and an assistant professor of creative writing at Hong Kong Baptist University 1 Contents 1 Writing career 2 Influences and themes 3 Editorial work 4 Works in English 5 ReferencesWriting career editDorothy Tse writes primarily in Chinese Her first short story collection So Black 好黑 was published in 2005 winning the Hong Kong Biennial Award for Chinese Literature the following year 2 In 2011 she attended The University of Iowa s International Writing Program and in 2013 A Dictionary of Two Cities 雙城辭典 a novel which she co authored with Hon Lai chu 韓麗珠 was published for which Hon and Tse were awarded the 2013 Hong Kong Book Prize 3 4 Her literary prizes also include Taiwan s Unitas New Fiction Writers Award and the Hong Kong Award for Creative Writing in Chinese 5 Tse s first English short story Woman Fish 6 a surreal story about a man whose wife turns into a fish appeared in 2013 in The Guardian Her first full length book in English Snow and Shadow was published in 2014 by Hong Kong publisher Muse Snow and Shadow is a collection of short stories from her earlier Chinese books as well as previously unpublished works translated by Nicky Harman 7 Tse s first solo novel Owlish zh about a professor who falls in love with a mechanical ballerina was published in Chinese by Aquarius 寶瓶文化 in 2020 In 2023 Natascha Bruce s translation of the novel into English was published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in the UK and Graywolf Press in the US 8 9 10 In addition to being nominated for the Taipei International Book Exhibition Book Price the latter translation was awarded a PEN Heim Translation Fund Grant 11 12 Influences and themes editTse writes in a surrealist style Harman describes her writing as surreal tales fantastic in parts but made the more effective for being grounded firmly in reality Dreamscapes interlock with a narrative which though superficially realistic itself feels quite unreal 13 Similarly Kit Fan notes in a review of Owlish that the novel inhabits an uncanny realm in which fiction becomes a series of Russian dolls combining dream and reality 14 Acknowledging Tse s many references to the Western canon in the novel which include Mephistopheles Kant the Brothers Grimm Lewis Carroll Kafka Orwell and Tchaikovsky s Swan Lake Fan finds Tse s acerbic freewheeling spirit to be generically flirtatious rather than genre bound 14 Jane Wallace meanwhile has drawn favorable comparisons to the work of E T A Hoffman and Angela Carter noting along with other critics however the extent to which Tse s work is grounded in the unique social and political history of Hong Kong 15 Editorial work editTse is a co founder of the Hong Kong literary magazine Fleurs des lettres Works in English editOwlish 2023 06 06 ISBN 978 1 64445 235 6 References edit Department of Humanities and Creative Writing Hong Kong Baptist University Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2014 04 14 I Subtly Paint My City in Black in Chinese Wen Wei Po 26 December 2005 Dorothy Tse bio International Writing Program The University of Iowa Archived from the original on 2014 04 15 Retrieved 2014 04 14 Local Literature Two Flowers of the Hong Kong Book Prize in Chinese Ming Pao Life 11 July 2013 Tse Dorothy Hiu Hung The Paper Republic archived from the original on 2014 04 02 retrieved 2014 04 14 Tse Dorothy Harman Translated by Nicky 21 March 2013 Woman Fish The Guardian The Guardian Archived from the original on 2016 07 22 Retrieved 2016 12 11 Nicky Harman The Paper Republic archived from the original on 2014 03 17 retrieved 2014 04 14 Owlish by Dorothy Tse Fitzcarraldo Editions fitzcarraldoeditions com Retrieved 2023 05 24 Owlish Graywolf Press www graywolfpress org Retrieved 2023 05 24 Lim Louisa 2023 06 06 Owlish Is a Darkly Fantastical Parable About Totalitarianism The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 07 07 Annie Hayter 2023 02 05 Owlish review No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire Big Issue Archived from the original on 2023 02 07 Retrieved 2023 02 07 2021台北國際書展大獎 鏡文學 鬼地方 入圍小說獎10強 Mirror Media 2020 11 28 Archived from the original on 2023 02 04 Retrieved 2023 01 30 Snow and Shadow Muse March 2014 pp 9 11 Translator s Introduction a b Fan Kit 2023 02 22 Owlish by Dorothy Tse review an anti fairytale The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2023 05 24 Wallace Jane 2023 04 23 Owlish by Dorothy Tse Retrieved 2023 05 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy Tse amp oldid 1167993080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
