I-ming Liu

Liu Yichang, BBS, MH (Chinese: 劉以鬯; 7 December 1918 – 8 June 2018), was a Shanghai-born and Hong Kong–based writer, editor and publisher. He is considered the founder of Hong Kong's modern literature. His best-known works are The Drunkard (1963), considered China's first stream of consciousness novel, and Intersection (1993), which is composed of two interconnected stories. The two novels inspired Wong Kar-wai's award-winning films 2046 and In the Mood for Love, respectively. He was also a proli…