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Review | Book review: Collected Hong Kong Stories – love, shattered dreams and pursuit of wealth in the vertical city
Drawing on his broad experience and knowledge, author David T.K. Wong takes us on a vivid tour through Hong Kong’s back alleys, and abroad, in this eye-opening and varied collection written over 30 years
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Tessa Chanin Bristol
Collected Hong Kong Stories
by David T.K. Wong
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Blacksmith Books
4 stars
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While most authors build a following in their home country before venturing abroad, Hong Kong’s limited outlets for literary fiction led to local author David T.K. Wong taking his work to the US, Europe and Southeast Asia before publishing them here.
Now, however, he brings us 30 years worth of his short stories in one book, a rich and complex portrait of Hong Kong told through the lens of its varied inhabitants, their relationships with the city and each other.
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