Owlish

A deliciously dark subversion of the fairy-tale form set in an alternate Hong Kong, Dorothy Tse's extraordinary debut novel is a boldly inventive exploration of life under oppressive regimes and an urgent warning against the insidious perils of apathy and indifference.

About the author

Dorothy Tse is a fiction writer who has received multiple literary awards in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Her collection Snow and Shadow (translated by Nicky Harman) was longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award. A co-founder of Hong Kong's leading literary magazine, Fleurs des Lettres, she teaches at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy Tse
• Assisted by: Natascha Bruce (Translation), Natasha Bruce (Translation)
• Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781804270349
• ISBN: 978-1-80427-034-9
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature