Hong Kong
Last updated: May 17, 2024
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Mourning a Breast
Xi Xi and Jennifer Feeley (translator) -
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The Drunkard
Liu Yichang, Charlotte Chun-lam Yiu (translator) -
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Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City
Dung Kai-cheung and Anders Hansson & Bonnie S. McDougall (translators) -
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The Borrowed
by Chan Ho-Kei & Jeremy Tiang (translator) -
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The Kite Family
Hon Lai-chu and Andrea Lingenfelter (translator)
The Best Hong Kong Novels, recommended by Wong Yi
The Best Hong Kong Novels, recommended by Wong Yi
Hong Kong’s fiction scene punches above its weight, and it’s not all political allusion. From magical realism to detective fiction, award-winning writer Wong Yi recommends her five favourite novels from a city depicted in fictional form as simultaneously claustrophobic and cosmopolitan.
The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests, recommended by Ben Bland
Around the world people have followed the standoff in Hong Kong with apprehension, as local protestors have taken on the might of China’s powerful Communist Party. Here Ben Bland, author of Generation HK and Director at Australian think tank the Lowy Institute, talks us through books to better understand what’s been going on these past few years and what’s at stake for Hong Kong’s citizens and activists.
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Noir: Fifteen true tales from the dark side of the city
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Hotel China
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The Heritage Hiker’s Guide to Hong Kong
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Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
by Gordon Mathews
The best books on Hong Kong, recommended by Jason Ng
The best books on Hong Kong, recommended by Jason Ng
In 2014 Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Protests’ made news around the world. But will continuing protests in Hong Kong lead to advances in democracy or crackdowns by Beijing? Jason Ng, lawyer and author of Umbrellas in Bloom, chooses five of the best books for understanding China’s ‘foster child’ city.
