Everyday Movement
Country: Hong Kong
Author Name: Leung Lee Chi
Publisner Name: Riverhead Books
Original Language: Chinese (Simplified)
Everyday Movement, Gigi L.
Leung’s powerful, award-winning novel, follows two young women in Hong Kong as democracy begins to crumble around them.
Against the backdrop of the city’s pro-democracy protests, the novel explores friendship, family, love, belonging, patriotism, and the meaning of democracy.
Fiery and tender, Leung’s writing captures the heartbreak and turmoil of a city undergoing profound change.
The English translation is by Jennifer Feeley.