Hong Kong has become an apt prism through which to probe the skin tissue between state violence and victimization, and the widening wounds to personal freedom.

“In the spirit of Orwell and Atwood, but with a distinctly Hong Kong sensibility, the narrative explores how conformity can be achieved not through force but through carefully cultivated desire.”

More English readers are asking for translated literature – and in Hong Kong and beyond, the art of translation is taking off.

From a dystopian novel from Hong Kong to Canadian graphic fiction, Tobias Carroll recommends this month's top releases in translation.