Author Fictional Novel: The Mansion at the South of Maple Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong

The Mansion at the South of Maple Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong “When you go out, meet honorable people” 出路遇貴人 A Mediterranean girl in her thirties moves to Hong Kong, where she is welcomed by the honorable community of residents of the traditional neighbourhood of Sham Shui Po. Through them, she discovers the true meaning of hope in an environment where imagination and the dreams of a better life have guided the choices of the people of Hong Kong and their ancestors. The Mansion at the South of Maple Street exposes the plurality of identities and the existential experiences that coexist in Hong Kong and which demonstrate the complexities of life as an immigrant. Inspired in real events, this intimate novel discovers a Hong Kong that, like the protagonist herself, is trying to find itself. Through the voice of the narrator and the stories of the neighbors of Sham Shui Po, Iris Mir explores the value of questioning worlds and possibilities to invent and shape transgressive options for the future that stand as alternatives to a finite truth.