Liu Yichang, Hong Kong author whose works inspired Wong Kar-wai films, dies at 99
Shanghai-born novelist was a giant of modern literature in Hong Kong, where he settled with his wife in 1957
Celebrated Hong Kong novelist Liu Yichang, considered the founding father of modern literature in the city and whose works inspired films such as Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love and 2046, died on Friday at the age of 99.
“It is with great sadness that we announce our beloved Hong Kong writer Mr Liu Yichang’s passing on the 8th of June, 2018,” Mary Wong Shuk-han, an associate professor of literature at Lingnan University, wrote in an online post.
Wong told the Post that Liu died peacefully in the company of his family at 2.25pm in Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, she said.
Secretary for Home Affairs Lau Kong-wah expressed deep sorrow and called Liu’s death “a great loss to the cultural sector”.
