Nury Vittachi
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Nury Vittachi | |
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Ceylon | |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Citizenship | Sri Lanka & Hong Kong |
Notable works | The Feng Shui Detective |
Spouse | Mary-Lacey Vittachi |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Tarzie Vittachi (father) |
Nury Vittachi (born 2 October 1958) is a science-fiction writer based in Hong Kong. He has written the novel series The Feng Shui Detective, as well as non-fiction works and novels for children.[1]
Journalism career
Vittachi started his career working for the Morning Telegraph in Sheffield.[2]
He worked for the South China Morning Post as a humour columnist known as Lai See until 1997. [3]
He has been previously described as an "outspoken critic of China".[4]
Vittachi has been part of the Hong Kong Young Writers' awards for over a decade. The awards encourage and promote literature among kids, ages 6 to 18, from various backgrounds and learning styles, attracting thousands of entries from Hong Kong, Macau and China.[5]
In 2020, Vittachi published The Other Side of the Story: A Secret War in Hong Kong, a book alleging that the
Personal life
Vittachi was born in Sri Lanka to a Buddhist mother and Muslim father and currently resides in Hong Kong.[7]
Bibliography
Non-fiction
- Reliable Sauce (1990)
- Only in Hong Kong (1993)
- Travellers' Tales (1994)
- Goodbye Hong Kong, Hello Xianggang (1997)
- The Ultimate Only in Hong Kong Collection (1998)
- Guardians of the Treasure House (1998)
- Riding the Millennial Storm (1998)
- North Wind (1999)
- City of Dreams (2006)
- The Kama Sutra of Business (2007)
- The Other Side of the Story: A Secret War in Hong Kong (2020)[8]
Fiction
- The Hong Kong Joke Book (1995)
- Asian Values (1996)
- The Feng Shui Detective (2000)
- The Feng Shui Detective Goes South (2002)
- The Feng Shui Detective's Casebook (2003)
- The Shanghai Union of Industrial Mystics (2006)
- Mr. Wong Goes West (2008)
- The Curious Diary of Mr. Jam (2012)
Children's books
- Ludwig and the Chewy Chunks Café (1994)
- Robot Junior (1998)
- The Amazing Life of Dead Eric (2001)
- Dead Eric Gets a Virus (2002)
- The True History of Santa Claus (2004)
- The Day it Rained Letters (2005)
- The Paper Princess (2005)
- May Moon and the Secrets of the CPAs (2006)
- Mozzle and the Giant (2006)
- The Place You're Meant to Be (2006)
- The World's Funniest Book of Poems (2006)
- Twilight in the Land of Nowhen (2006)
- Jeri Telstar, The Homework Hero (2008)
- Jeri Telstar, And the Small Black Dog that Talked Like the President (2008)
References
- ^ "The Feng Shui Detective - Nury Vittachi - 9781741755374 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". murdochbooks.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Nury Vittachi | Life Without Limits". lifewithoutlimits. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Vittachi's daily humor column returning to Hong Kong". n e x t e x t . o r g. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Editor says China has decided to let Hong Kong". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "YLF-New Non-profit". Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Ling, Jasmine (24 November 2020). "Writer reveals CIA funding in HK protests". The Standard. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Cheng-Tozun, Dorcas. "Nury Vittachi". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Ling, Jasmine (24 November 2020). "Writer reveals CIA funding in HK protests". The Standard. Retrieved 23 February 2021.