Hong Kong Noir

by Jason Y. Ng

Book Overview

"Hong Kong Noir digs below the financial centre's gleaming surface to unearth stories of the city's ghosts and spirits . . . The stories touch on major points in Hong Kong modern history: the horrors of Japanese occupation, post-war poverty, the economic boom under the British, the city's return to Chinese sovereignty, and the tensions of the 2014 'umbrella movement' occupation of key thoroughfares by pro-democracy activists. What better way to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617756725
• ISBN13: 9781617756726
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.2"