King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong - Couverture souple

Jonathan Chamberlain

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9889979985 ISBN 13 : 9789889979980

Editeur : Blacksmith Books, 2007

Synopsis

Scandal and corruption, drugs and pirates, triads and flower boats; the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and the Communist take-over of Canton. Peter Hui was there. He knew everybody and saw everything. This is the real story of Hong Kong, told with the rich flavours of the street. If Peter had been only a little bit different he could have been an important man. But this is a riches to rags to riches to rags story. As we follow Peter's life, we see in sharp focus what it was like to be a Chinese man in the British territory of Hong Kong through most of the years of the 20th century. And yet this book is not just one man's tale. It is the story of a time and place -- colonial Hong Kong, Portuguese Macau and the South China hinterland -- seen from the unique point of view of a man who was at home at all levels of society. This is the bizarre story of a man who really did, for a very short time, own all the opium in Hong Kong. If Suzie Wong had been a real person, Peter Hui would have known her.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Chamberlain was brought up in Ireland and Hong Kong. After graduating in Social Anthropology at Sussex University, he returned to Hong Kong where he lived for many years as a teacher and writer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blacksmith Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9889979985
• ISBN 13: 9789889979980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible