Bringing Time Difference Back to Dublin

帶《時差》返回都柏林

About the Talk

Time Difference (《時差》) is a non-fiction book about Ireland written in Traditional Han Charcters. In this talk, Hong Kong writer Ki Kwok (郭梓祺) introduces the ideas behind the book and reflects on his time studying Irish writing at Trinity College Dublin.

The book follows two threads: one explores Irish history, literature, and culture from the 16th century to the present, including the Home Rule Movement, the Irish War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, and the Troubles, and how writers such as Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett responded to these moments through seemingly small stories that reveal deeper truths. The other recounts Kwok’s experiences studying in Dublin during 2022–2023, travelling across Ireland, and reflecting on cross-cultural writing. As a Hong Kong writer immersed in Irish literature, he also found unexpected echoes of his city’s struggles.

Author Bio

Ki Kwok (郭梓祺) is a Hong Kong writer and educator whose work connects Chinese literature, Irish studies, and creative expression. He studied Chinese at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and completed an M.Phil. in Irish Writing at Trinity College Dublin in 2023.

His books include Time Difference (《時差》) (2024), winner of the 1st Independent Bookstore Recommendation Awards 2026; the Piling Up the Wind trilogy (2013–2018), whose first volume won the Hong Kong Biennial Award for Chinese Literature in 2015; Untuned Songs (2020); and A Door (2022). He also writes newspaper columns, teaches public literature classes, and co-founded Typhoonpress with Au Wah Yan.

(event sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council)

講座介紹

《時差》係一本以繁體漢字寫成、關於愛爾蘭嘅散文集。喺呢個講座入面，香港作家郭梓祺（Ki Kwok）會介紹呢本書背後嘅構思，同埋分享佢喺都柏林聖三一學院研究愛爾蘭文學嘅經歷。

本書有兩條互相交織嘅線索：第一條線由十六世紀開始，探討愛爾蘭嘅歷史、文學同文化，包括《自治運動》、愛爾蘭獨立戰爭、愛爾蘭內戰同北愛爾蘭衝突（The Troubles）等重要時期，並且睇吓作家例如王爾德（Oscar Wilde）、占士・喬伊斯（James Joyce）同塞繆爾・貝克特（Samuel Beckett）點樣透過看似細微、日常嘅故事，回應佢哋身處嘅時代同危機。第二條線記錄咗作者喺2022至2023年間喺都柏林讀書、遊走愛爾蘭各地，以及思考跨文化寫作嘅個人經歷。作為一位沉浸喺愛爾蘭文學之中嘅香港作家，佢亦喺當中發現咗同香港處境之間出乎意料嘅共鳴。

作者簡介

郭梓祺（Ki Kwok）係香港作家同教育工作者，創作橫跨中國文學、愛爾蘭研究同創意寫作。佢畢業於香港中文大學中文系，其後喺都柏林聖三一學院完成愛爾蘭寫作碩士哲學學位（M.Phil. in Irish Writing，2023）。

佢嘅著作包括《時差》（2024，獲第一屆獨立書店推薦大獎2026）、《積風集》、《積風二集》、《積風三集》 （2013–2018；首冊獲2015年香港中文文學雙年獎）、《無腔曲》及《一道門》。佢亦有撰寫報章專欄、舉辦公開文學課程，並與區華欣共同創辦颱風社。

（活動由香港藝術發展局贊助）