Date: 17 September 2025
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Venue: Sheung Wan and Central
Reading of Perfection (Le perfezioni) by Vincenzo Latronico
Presenter: Elizabeth Chung
Venue: La Biblioteca Italian Library, H210, Block B, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong
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European Literature Night 2025 marks the second edition of this dynamic literary initiative, organized by the EUNIC Cluster in Hong Kong.
The project invites the public to engage with contemporary European literature through a series of readings and performances taking place in a variety of venues across the Central and Sheung Wan. Transforming the city into a cultural map, the event connects stories, spaces, and communities, bringing literature out of traditional settings and into the urban fabric.
At each location, readings will take place simultaneously in 30-minute intervals, allowing the audience to create their own personalized literary itinerary. The event offers a unique opportunity to discover the richness and diversity of European voices in a fresh, immersive way.
This year, the Italian Cultural Institute will present Perfection (Le perfezioni) by Vincenzo Latronico — the story of a young Italian couple who move to Berlin in search of the perfect life. But beneath the carefully crafted surface, cracks begin to appear. A portrait of modern urban life in the age of Instagram, where appearances are everything — and nothing is quite as it seems.
Readings of the Italian book will take place at the Italian Library at PMQ by Ms. Elizabeth Chung.
About Elizabeth Chung
Ms Elizabeth E. “Lilli” Chung is a PhD Candidate at CUHK researching Hong Kong Literature, focussing on the relationship between community and contemporary literature. Both a critic and creative writer, her works have been published digitally and physically, and can be found in Where Else and The Signal House Edition, amongst others. She is a co-organiser of the Hong Kong-focussed poetry groups Peel Street Poetry and OutLoudHK隨言香港, and a co-founder of the new literary group Flow State留言, which welcomes performances of any literature and aims to highlight original English and Cantonese writings from the city. Online @chungyilei.
