Liu Yichang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Liu Yichang

Hong Kong writer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Date of Death: 08-Jun-2018

Profession: writer, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Liu Yichang, BBS, MH (Chinese: ???; 7 December 1918 – 8 June 2018), or Lau Yee Cheung in Cantonese, 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 prolific columnist who edited 13 newspapers in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, on average writing 13,000 Chinese characters per day.