Weeks ago I gave my son Martin Booth's memoir, Gweilo (Bantam, 2005) about growing up in Hong Kong in the 1950s. He just reached the part when Booth ventures into the Kowloon Walled City. When he asked about the Walled City, I rushed over to my bookshelf and plucked out a … [Read more...]
TST through the ages
To the untrained ear, it's the most difficult name to pronounce in Hong Kong.Tsim Sha Tsui. Or Tsimshatsui.Many call it Chim Sha Chewy. Or TST. Some just abandon the name and refer to it as Kowloon. (In my bad Cantonese, I pronounce it as Jim Sa Joy, slurring the last … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Sugarless Plum
Besides reading, writing, and traveling, I also love ballet. From the age of five until twenty-one, I took ballet classes on three occasions, never advancing above advanced beginner. Needless to say, I enjoy it now as an observer.So last week I read Zippora Karz's ballet … [Read more...]
The reader’s guide to winning free books
I just love receiving free books. It seems like I'm getting them all the time now. And it's not even my birthday. Take today, when I won a copy of Mingmei Yip's new novel, Song of the Silk Road (Kensington, 2011). It's such a beautiful cover. And I want that qipao. If the story … [Read more...]
Books about Hong Kong, Macau, and Shanghai
I've been having fun posting my books of the week, which usually deal with Hong Kong, China, or some aspect of Chinese culture. Not always, but mostly.Then this week a Facebook friend in Hong Kong suggested I create a Facebook group where we can post books about Hong Kong, … [Read more...]
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