Outsiders and Locals: Zombies Besiege the City

The zombies are here. Eleven members of the Kang family are trapped in their old house in Sai Kwan. Zombies lay siege outside, while inside there are squabbles between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, brothers bickering, and a century-old feud over steak versus soy sauce. Everyone thinks the Kang family’s biggest problem is how much they annoy one another. It isn’t until real trouble arrives that they realize these people who are always yelling and arguing are the only ones who would never abandon each other. And there’s Ah Jo, the Kang family’s fourth son, universally regarded as a good-for-nothing. He slumps on the sofa, plays on his phone, and whenever trouble comes, all he can say is, “Dad, I don’t dare.” Nobody expects him to do anything, not even himself. Then one day, someone gets bitten while pushing him out of harm’s way. That day, Ah Jo doesn’t cry or shout. He just sits on the stairs from nightfall until dawn. Starting the next day, he begins to do things. Nobody tells him to; he does them on his own. Nobody notices the change, except Diana and Uncle Kang. A story about a good-for-nothing slowly learning to stand on his own. A Cantonese sitcom about food and drink turns overnight into a survival chronicle. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.