Oscar Lee Man Hei_Night Nomad 03: Everyday Poetics_Hong Kong & Macau Exclusive

Author: Oscar Lee Man Hei Publisher: Bright Light Culture Book Size: 140mm x 210mm Pages: 184 pages ISBN: 978-988-8820-61-0 Publication Date: July 2023 [Synopsis] This is the third book in Oscar Lee Man Hei's "Night Nomad" series, titled "Everyday Poetics." The author writes in the preface: "Regarding 'fūbutsushi' (poetics of scenery/things), Wikipedia states: 'Fūbutsushi (Japanese: 風物詩/ふうぶつし fūbutsushi) refers to things that are representative of a season and evoke that particular season. The fūbutsushi of a season is often closely related to the customs and lives of people during that season. It can encompass natural phenomena, cultural activities, sensory experiences, living organisms, seasonal goods, and anything else related to the season, reflecting people's actual lives and their deepest impressions of the season.' My choice of words as the medium might not surprise you. The inclusion of illustrations, however, is partly to fulfill a small dream from my spring days. This is not a memoir of collective memories. While the fūbutsushi of collective memory serves as an entry point, this book is a collection of values and whimsical thoughts (or perhaps wandering thoughts)." Oscar hopes to share with readers: As the end of summer approaches, the temperature subtly cools, yet the sunlight remains warm. Autumn has not yet arrived, but sometimes there's a sense of restlessness and melancholy characteristic of late summer. Let your thoughts and imagination roam between the words and illustrations, and together, let us use creativity to dispel this veil of melancholy that accumulates during growth. Let's lovingly record the spring and summer poetics of a generation. [Author Biography] Oscar Lee Man Hei A graduate of the Department of Linguistics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he is currently a DJ at Commercial Radio Hong Kong's CR881 (formerly 叱咤903) and a lyricist. He makes a living by speaking, writing scripts, and composing lyrics. He enjoys listening to music, reading comics, novels, and sitcoms, and spending time with close friends. He dislikes exercising, meddlesome people, those who make too many excuses, ill-intentioned individuals, and time that moves too quickly forward.