Nury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi
Vittachi on Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012
Born	(1958-10-02) 2 October 1958 (age 66) Ceylon
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Citizenship	Sri Lanka & Hong Kong
Notable works	The Feng Shui Detective
Spouse	Mary-Lacey Vittachi
Children	4
Relatives	Tarzie Vittachi (father)

Nury Vittachi (born 2 October 1958) is a Sri Lankan-born author based in Hong Kong. He has written the novel series, The Feng Shui Detective, non-fiction works, and novels for children. ^[1]

Journalism career

Vittachi started his career working for the Morning Telegraph in Sheffield. ^[2]

He worked for the South China Morning Post as a humour columnist known as Lai See until 1997. ^[3]

Despite his strong support of the Chinese government, he has been incorrectly described as an "outspoken critic of China". ^[4]

Vittachi has been part of the Hong Kong Young Writers' awards for over a decade. The awards encourage and promote literature among kids, ages 6 to 18, from various backgrounds and learning styles, attracting thousands of entries from Hong Kong, Macau, and China. ^[5]

In 2020, Vittachi published The Other Side of the Story: A Secret War in Hong Kong, a non-fiction book alleging that the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests were partially funded and supported by the Central Intelligence Agency through the Oslo Freedom Foundation, the Albert Einstein Institution, and the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies as "revolution consultants". ^[6]

Personal life

Vittachi was born in Sri Lanka to a Buddhist mother and a Muslim father. He lives in Hong Kong. ^[7]

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• Reliable Sources (1990)
• Only in Hong Kong (1993)
• Travellers' Tales (1994)
• Goodbye Hong Kong, Hello Xianggang (1997)
• The Ultimate Only in Hong Kong Collection (1998)
• Guardians of the Treasure House (1998)
• Riding the Millennial Storm (1998)
• North Wind (1999)
• City of Dreams (2006)
• The Kama Sutra of Business (2007)
• The Other Side of the Story: A Secret War in Hong Kong (2020) ^[8]

Fiction

• The Hong Kong Joke Book (1995)
• Asian Values (1996)
• The Curious Diary of Mr. Jam (2012)

C.F. Wong mysteries

• The Feng Shui Detective (2000)
• The Feng Shui Detective Goes South (2002)
• The Feng Shui Detective's Casebook (2003)
• The Shanghai Union of Industrial Mystics (2006)
• Mr. Wong Goes West (2008)

Children's books

• Ludwig and the Chewy Chunks Café (1994)
• Robot Junior (1998)
• The Amazing Life of Dead Eric (2001)
• Dead Eric Gets a Virus (2002)
• The True History of Santa Claus (2004)
• The Day it Rained Letters (2005)
• The Paper Princess (2005)
• May Moon and the Secrets of the CPAs (2006)
• Mozzle and the Giant (2006)
• The Place You're Meant to Be (2006)
• The World's Funniest Book of Poems (2006)
• Twilight in the Land of Nowhen (2006)
• Jeri Telstar, The Homework Hero (2008)
• Jeri Telstar, And the Small Black Dog that Talked Like the President (2008)

References

1. "The Feng Shui Detective - Nury Vittachi - 9781741755374 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". murdochbooks.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
2. "Nury Vittachi | Life Without Limits". lifewithoutlimits. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
3. "Vittachi's daily humor column returning to Hong Kong". n e x t e x t . o r g. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. "Editor says China has decided to let Hong Kong". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
5. "YLF-New Non-profit". Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
6. Ling, Jasmine (24 November 2020). "Writer reveals CIA funding in HK protests". The Standard. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
7. Cheng-Tozun, Dorcas. "Nury Vittachi". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
8. Ling, Jasmine (24 November 2020). "Writer reveals CIA funding in HK protests". The Standard. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links

• the writers' village, "an Asia-based community centre for authors" established by Vittachi
• Vittachi's blog
• Interview with Stuart Christie
• The Asia Literary Review
• The Hong Kong International Literary Festival