The Centre of the Vortex: Survivors' Notes from Hong Kong Writers

Writers from Hong Kong face a Kafkaesque decision in the years since draconian security legislation was imposed on the city: to stay and be subject to intense censorship, or to write freely from exile. In this episode, Louisa speaks to two award-winning authors who have chosen different paths. Lau Yeewa is still living in Hong Kong; her book Tongueless , translated by Jennifer Feeley, won the 2024 Pen Translates award. Gigi Leung Lee-chi is now based in Taiwan, and her book The Melancholy of Trees has just won Taiwan's Golden Tripod award. Image: c/- Wikimedia Commons, Empty Bookshelves, 2014 Transcripts available at

You can listen to The Centre of the Vortex: Survivors' Notes from Hong Kong Writers online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

The Centre of the Vortex: Survivors' Notes from Hong Kong Writers is an episode from The Little Red Podcast by The Little Red Podcast.

This episode is 40:30 long.

This episode was published on Nov 8, 2024.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Little Red Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.