Oxfam also runs second hand shops for books, clothing, home and fashion accessories, one in central lg8, jardine house, 1 connaught place and one in causeway bay shop 33, 11f windsor house, 311 gloucester road. To beat the summer heat, i have locked myself away to compile a list. Hong kong is one of the worlds most enigmatic cities and its complex history has captured peoples imaginations around the world, these ten mustread books about hong kong will help visitors understand what makes this extraordinary citys heart beat. Sasek shows you the sweeping panorama of gleaming kowloon bay framed by. For downloading ebooks to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with adobe digital. Ebooks have been even slower to catch on in hong kong, largely because not as many chinese titles are available electronically. In just one year, there were more than 100 books published in hong kong about him, with mighty current accounting for half.
It has mainly been written in vernacular chinese which is based on mandarin. Hong kong colonial annual reports colonial reports colonial reportsannual. Hong kong literature is 20thcentury and subsequent writings from or about hong kong or by writers from hong kong, primarily in the poetry, performance, and fiction media. Hong kongs intoxicating mix has been colourfully captured by authors from paul theroux to jan morris.
Lovers of art with a hong kong touch will revel in the selection at asia one books, which publishes and distributes books on the citys developing art scene. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. In a new popup bookstore in central hong kong, open on february 16 and 17, amnesty international will sell more than 1,000 books with blackedout passages to call attention to the censorship. The flagship store can be found in the ifc mall on harbour view street. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. I will be visiting hong kong for the first time in october. This is because there arent a lot of women who have written books on the subject. It is more than a city actually, being an archipelago of. The hong kong bookseller whos keeping banned books on. Heres our guide to the best fiction and nonfiction books offering invaluable insight into hong kong. We have over 3 million books available for you to buy online, in thousands of categories and deliver to both hong kong and macau. Now explore hong kongs rich history and colourful characters through these 10 books that everyone should read about hong kong, set in hong kong.
Readers may use the ebooks via the following means. We charge by the weight of the order and not by the number of books. These five books about hong kong offer insight into the situation. For 20 years, flow books has been the goto store in hong kong for both brand new books and secondhand bargains. The best books on hong kong five books expert recommendations. At this hong kong bookstore, amnesty international sells. Textbooks for secondary schools english language open. All were linked to books forbidden in mainland china.
A collection offered by sino united electronic publishing ltd. Everything is normal, one allegedly wrote in a fax to a colleague. Hong kong literature reflects the areas unique history during the 20th century as a fusion of british colonial, cantonese, and seatrading culture. In hong kongs book industry, everybody is scared this article is more than 3 years old hong kong used to be a place of relatively free speech in. Jason ng, lawyer and author of umbrellas in bloom, chooses five of the best books for understanding chinas foster child city, hong kong. Five people in hong kongs book industry have disappeared. Oxfam hong kong is an independent international development and humanitarian organisation working against poverty and related injustice. Before visiting a place ive never been before, i like to read books that are set there. Cantopop, hong kong films and local dramas have all been influential cultural exports from our fair city, but hong kong novels have largely been absent from this list. One reason is that very few books have actually been translated into english. Millions of products at discount prices its shopping made easy. After moving to hong kong in 1998, sarah brennan previously our that mama. One of hong kongs most influential figures, chris patten was the citys last british governor and while enjoying huge popularity in the then colony. Hong kong english books publisher on the secrets to a best.
A lot of people outside of hong kong call the city a concrete jungle, but actually about 70% of land in hong kongs territories are country parks. Click here to view the resources highlights for more selected library resources on specific topics. If you want to test the waters rather than jumping right in and buying the. Talking of hong kongs natural beauty is a good segue to pete spurriers book the heritage hikers guide to hong kong. Jan morris, hong kong 1997 in its last days under british rule, jan morris explores hong kongs complex past, present and future. Amongst novels and textbooks, this cosy oasis in sheung wan is also a treasure trove of collectables such as first editions, outofprint titles and even auction items. Pages in category novels set in hong kong the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This is hong kong, first published in 1965, captures the enchantment and the contrasts of hong kong in the sixties. Welcome to the largest online bookstore in hong kong. Suep through the hyread ebookplatform, comprising chinese books that are mainly published in hong kong, covering children books for paired reading, literature and fiction, as well as books on business and economics, household knowledge, social sciences, technology and medicines, language learning, education. Based in hong kong, blacksmith books focuses on publishing chinarelated nonfiction biography, business, culture, current affairs, photography and travel and presents the works of our local. But dont think hong kong doesnt have a literary pedigree too.
Childrens books set in hong kong and written in english are few and far between. Jan morris, hong kong 1997 in its last days under british rule, jan morris explores hong kong s complex past, present and future. Ebook publishers of hong kong list of ebook publishing. To explain the situation in hong kong in great detailits history with china, what provoked hong kong people, and what comes nextive curated a list of five books that go deep and beyond about the topic a note on diversity. Our favourite hong kong childrens authors and books. Book publishers of hong kong list of book publishing. The plot thickens in the mystery of hong kongs missing booksellers. Top 10 books set in hong kong china holidays the guardian. For downloading ebooks to mobile devices, the devices must be equipped with overdrive app. Mighty current is an obscure hong kong publishing company that churns out gossipy titles about china and its top leaders. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Best fiction and nonfiction books, novels and memoirs that take place primarily in the city of hong kong. Written by sarah brennan, illustrated by harry harrison. From a penniless backpacker who arrived in the city in 1993, to the publisher of. If secondhand books are your thing, then enjoy the great selection youll find nestling alongside new prints at flow. Hong kong public libraries overview of ebook collections. This hasnt deterred pete spurrier, though, who continues to publish books in english with hong kong themes. Now in its 20th year, this is the place to come to find the unexpected. Covering the political and cultural angles on the city as well as fiction and personal memoirs, these are our ten best books about hong kong. Learn more about the fragrant harbours history and culture through different voices and stories, both real and imagined, by reading our literary picks, which include a wide range from classics to.
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