Liu Yichang

Lau Yee-cheung BBS, MH
Born	Lau Tongyi 7 December 1918 Shanghai, Republic of China
Occupation	novelist, editor
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Saint John's University, Shanghai
Period	1941–present
Literary movement	Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)

Liu Yichang (劉以鬯) (born December 1918), in Cantonese Lau Yee Cheung, a notable writer and novelist in Hong Kong.^[1] One of his most notable stream of consciousness novellas Tête-bêche (《對倒》) inspires Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love.^[2]

References

1. "香港中文大學圖書館 – 劉以鬯簡介 (Liu Yichang Introduction)" (in Chinese). The Chinese University of Hong Kong Libraries. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
2. Bunbury, Stephanie (22 May 2005). "Why the Wong wait?". The Age. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

Names
	Given name	Pen name	Courtesy name
Trad.	劉同繹	劉以鬯	昌年
Simp.	刘同绎	刘以鬯	昌年
Cantonese	Lau Tongyi	Lau Yee Cheung	–
Surname: Liu