Christopher New

Christopher New founded the philosophy department at The University of Hong Kong in 1969 where he taught for a number of years before leaving. He is the author of the historical novel series The China Coast Trilogy, which spans most of the twentieth century and deals with the British presence in China. He has also written novels set in India, Egypt and Europe. His novels have been translated into a number of other languages.

Bibliography

China Coast Trilogy

• Shanghai. Summit Books. 1985. ISBN 0-671-42197-2. 
• The Chinese Box. Soho Press. 2002. ISBN 962-8783-06-8. 
• A Change of Flag. Soho Press. 2002. ISBN 962-7160-95-4. 

Other novels

• "The Road to Maridur", Asia2000
• "A Small Place in the Desert", Asia2000
• "Goodbye Chairman Mao"
• "The Kaminsky Cure", Saqi

Philosophy

Among his philosophical writings are:

• The Philosophy of Literature: An Introduction, 1999 Routledge(Reviewed by James Harrold in The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism in 2003.)
• A Plea for Linguistics, Mind
• Saints, Heroes and Utilitarians, Philosophy
• Time and Punishment, Analysis
• "Punishing Times: Reply to Smilansky", Analysis
• "A Note on Truth in Fiction," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
• Antitheism: A Reflection, Ratio

Sources

• http://www.asia2000.com.hk/asia2000/orchid/shanghai.shtml
• http://www.asia2000.com.hk/asia2000/authors/christophernew.shtml
• http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/post/uk/new/newbio.html

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