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Dung, K: Catalog of Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On
Langbeschreibung
Dung Kai-cheung's A Catalog of Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On is a playful and imaginative glimpse into the consumerist dreamscape of late-nineties Hong Kong. First published in 1999, it comprises ninety-nine sketches of life just after the handover of the former British colony to China.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Author's Preface: The MaskTranslators' Note1. Agnès b.2. Cutie Punk3. Magpaper4. Hello Kitty5. Tank Tops6. Sena's Piano II7. IXUS8. Girl Specimens9. Che10. Pastéis de Nata11. Photo Stickers12. Football Kits13. Red Wing14. Eat as Much as You Like15. A Bathing Ape16. Hysteric Glamour17. Windows 9818. non-no19. Konjak Jellies20. Mebius21. Combat Trousers22. Puffy23. Sony DV24. Aprons25. Air Jordan26. ICQ27. The Colored Sunglasses28. Seiko Lukia29. My Melody30. Snoopy31. Panatellas32. Secondhand Clothes33. Teletubbies34. Ha Kam Shing35. Nokia 881036. Camouflage37. Le Couple38. Bucket Hats39. iMac40. Rolex Daytona41. Viva Japanese TV Drama42. Polaroids43. Lovegety Station44. Prada45. StarTAC46. Colors47. Beatmania48. Adidas49. Gucci50. Yahoo!51. Fujifilm Digital Camera52. Converse Lo Tec53. Hairpins54. Cut Sleeves55. Scarves56. Animal Prints57. The Pleated Skirt58. Miu Miu Flannel59. Gray60. The Cockroach61. The Cowboy Hat62. Signal Youths63. H2O+64. Depsea Water65. The Patagonia Fleece66. The Duffel Coat67. LV Vernis68. Panasonic DVD69. South Park70. Dreamcast71. Tomb Raider III72. Sharp MiniDisc Player73. Burberrys Blue Label74. MP375. Miffy76. Devon Aoki77. Motorola Dual Band78. Cheesecake79. PalmPilot80. PN Rouge Suplinic81. Final Fantasy VIII82. The Waist Bag83. Twisted Strands84. Sunday85. A Temporary Tattoo86. The Neck Pouch87. Cutie Cute & Horribly Horrid88. 5S89. Drawstrings90. The Three Skewer Brothers91. Khaki92. White Blouses93. Ballet Shoes94. Birkenstock95. Cargo Shorts96. Flip-Flops97. Hiromix98. Chappies99. Made in Hong Kong
Dung Kai-cheung was born in Hong Kong in 1967 and teaches writing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has published more than twenty books in Chinese, mainly novels and short stories. His works in English translation include Atlas: The Archeology of an Imaginary City (Columbia, 2012), translated by Bonnie S. McDougall and Anders Hansson with the author, and The History of the Adventures of Vivi and Vera (2018).Bonnie S. McDougall is honorary professor of Chinese at the University of Sydney and has translated works by writers including Bei Dao and Ah Cheng.Anders Hansson is the author of Chinese Outcasts: Discrimination and Emancipation in Late Imperial China (1996).
ISBN-13:
9780231205436
Gewicht:
440 g
Format:
213x140x28 mm