IC launches bibliography book on region’s literature

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has released a book entitled “A Bibliography of Macao Literature 1600-2014.”
The book launched on Saturday at the 19th Macau Book Carnival, an event that is running until July 17 at the Macao Polytechnic Institute Sports Pavilion.
The book is the second in the “Macao Museum of Literature Collection – History Series”.  The IC said in a statement that this collection aims to offer original materials for academic studies through the collection of historical materials and works. The bureau also added that they hope that this work will lead to the publication of even broader and more in-depth works on the region’s literature.
The author, Wong Kwok Keung, has significant experience in historical collection and investigation; having selected a bibliography of over 6,000 books related to Macau’s literature, the bureau claims.
Through an analysis of the trends in the content, language, publishers and other characteristics of Macau-­related literary works, the author seeks to introduce the current development of the region’s literature in the Chinese, Portuguese and English literature sector.
The order and organization that the analysis imposed on Macau literature will offer valuable reference materials for the development of local literature. The author, currently an assistant librarian at the University of Macau Library, has been an active participant of social activities and has been compiling a list of Macau-­related studies and publications since 1990.
In recent years, he published close to 100 articles related to Macau’s publications and research studies, mainly focusing on the SAR’s publishing history, document bibliography, library and archives history, reading history in addition to Macau and Southeast Asia history.