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Chan Koonchung

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Chan Koonchung


Born
Shanghai, China

Chan Koonchung 陳冠中 (born 1952) is a Chinese science-fiction writer who has previously lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. He currently lives in Beijing. He is the founder of Green Power (綠色力量), Green Garden Organic Farm (綠田園有機農場) and the Hong Kong Film Directors Association (香港電影導演會) among other organizations, and is currently on the international board of directors of Greenpeace. Previously, he worked as a reporter for the Hong Kong tabloid, The Star. In 1976 he co-founded City Magazine (號外) with Qiu Shiwen and Deng Xiaoyu and Hu Junyi. In the 1990s he worked as an overseas publisher for the mainland literary journal Dushu (读书）, published by the China Publishing Group (中国出版集团) and Life, Reading, and Innovation Bookstore (生活读 ...more

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Average rating: 3.38 · 2,287 ratings · 365 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors
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建豐二年：新中國烏有史
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什麼都沒有發生
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中國天朝主義與香港
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事後 : 本土文化誌
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下一個十年：香港的光榮年代？
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Doctor Zhivago van Boris Pasternak - 592 pagina's
 
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  4 votes, 4.1%

De vette jaren van Chan Koonchung - 263 pagina's
 
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George van Alex Gino - 224 pagina's
 
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