An undated photograph of Hong Kong writer Xi Xi, who has died at the age of 85. Photo: courtesy of Plain Leaves Workshop
Hong Kong author Xi Xi, often credited with putting city on literary map, dies aged 85
- A prolific writer of fiction, poetry, non-fiction and screenplays, Xi Xi led a life that was ‘wonderful, happy and meaningful’, a publisher she co-founded said
- Her imaginative writing often gave mundane events a fairy tale twist. She famously called Hong Kong a ‘floating city’ in 1984 when its return to China was sealed
An undated photograph of Hong Kong writer Xi Xi, who has died at the age of 85. Photo: courtesy of Plain Leaves Workshop
