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In 2025, the world is under the governance of a global government, eradicating the concept of thought crimes and ensuring that nothing can be hidden from its watchful eye. As people sleep, their daily memories are silently recorded and transmitted to the government's central computer. However, after the opening of the Gate of Nuwa, the world grapples with increased suffering and pain. A year after Guangzi's promise, Jenny and her companions, evading pursuit, must now infiltrate a file building to obtain crucial secrets. Their journey leads them to Christmas Eve in 1941, amid the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, where they face the daunting task of breaking through heavy blockades to secure the vital files.
- AuthorLeung Wai Lok
- PublisherDay Reading Hall
- Publication Date2011
""City of Whales"" unfolds against the backdrop of Hong Kong in 2009, introducing new characters such as Lily, Michael, and Ah Mu alongside familiar figures like Ah Guo and Ah Fa. These individuals, all young in their own right, have navigated the path to adulthood, each finding their place in the world while grappling with a lingering sense of loss. Remarkably, they remain steadfast in their pursuit of constructing a ""beautiful new world."" Set against the backdrop of an evolving era and its distinctive social challenges, the novel weaves together themes of ecstasy, duty-free red wine, decaying fanaticism, urban planning, education reform, telemarketing, and slimming, engaging in a profound dialogue with the zeitgeist and etching a literary record of its time. As the humpback whales find their way back from misguided routes, Ah Guo chooses to flee from home—a decision that, perhaps, is a necessary step for the eventual return journey, underscoring the complex dynamics at play in the city's narrative.
- AuthorLeung Wai Lok
- PublisherDay Reading Hall
- Publication Date2009
Yang Tianwei, a Chinese teacher, recognizes his middle school classmate, Shi Tianya, in the portrait of a female painter on an art exhibition poster. They shared a secret society in school, but it ended tragically when Tianya jumped from the "Phoenix Tower." Now, Tianwei wonders if the painter is Tianya's ghost or if his memory is mistaken. Determined to uncover the truth, he reaches out to the painter and seeks out their former secret society members.
- AuthorLeung Wai Lok
- PublisherDay Reading Hall
- Publication Date2010