JAMES TAM  谭炳昌

I’ve never managed to give a talk according to script. But this is a reasonably close approximation of my presentation at the University of Hong Kong Main Library on 31 March 2016. I discussed the problems of our world today (oh dear) and how simulated hindsight had led me to writing Man’s Last Song First I’d like to thank the HKU Library for the invitation and excellent organisation. When giving a talk on campus, one never knows who’s in the audience. There could be a specia

I’ve never managed to give a talk according to script. But this is a reasonably close approximation of my presentation at the University of Hong Kong Main Library on 31 March 2016. I discussed the problems of our world today (oh dear) and how simulated hindsight had led me to writing Man’s Last Song First I’d like to thank the HKU Library for the invitation and excellent organisation. When giving a talk on campus, one never knows who’s in the audience. There could be a specia

[ Man's Last Song is 2011 PROVERSE PRIZE FINALIST ] To post-modern savages, the future is not science fiction, but a lonely journey of s

"It's Hong Kong -- but not as we know it. The year is 2090 and Song Sung, 42, is the youngest person alive. James Tam's debut novel, Man's Last Song, is a complex-yet-compelling exploration into the balance of mankind -- for individuals, as well as for humanity as a whole. This superbly written dystopian novel is appealing on many levels: for its dramatic use of Hong Kong, for the intriguing characters, for the questions raised and, more importantly, for those which are left