Chan Koonchung (Canada/Hong Kong) is a novelist, journalist and screenwriter. Born in Shanghai and raised and educated in Hong Kong, he studied at the University of Hong Kong and Boston University. He has published more than a dozen Chinese-language books and in 1976 founded the magazine City, of which he was the chief editor and then publisher for 23 years. He has been a producer on more than 13 films. Banned in China, Koonchung’s politically charged novel The Fat Years tells the story of the search for an entire month erased from official Chinese history.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday October 23, 2012
IFOA Markham
- 7:15pm
- Markham
- Flato Markham Theatre
Cost: $18
Featuring authors Marjorie Celona, Ayesha Chatterjee, Chan Koonchung, Vincent Lam