{"product_id":"hong-kong-noir-paperback","title":"Hong Kong Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Y. Ng\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan Blumberg-Kason\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHong Kong Noir\u003c\/em\u003e 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 tie together the present and the past - the living and the dead - than through ghost stories?\" --\u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eHong Kong Noir\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-stopping but spellbinding account of the glamorous city's repressed side.\" --\u003cem\u003eHong Kong Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In \u003cem\u003eHong Kong Noir\u003c\/em\u003e, fourteen of the city's finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brand-new stories by: Jason Y. Ng, Xu Xi, Marshall Moore, Brittani Sonnenberg, Tiffany Hawk, James Tam, Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang, Christina Liang, Feng Chi-shun, Charles Philipp Martin, Shannon Young, Shen Jian, Carmen Suen, and Ysabelle Cheung.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by Jason Y. Ng \u0026amp; Susan Blumberg-Kason: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What will Hong Kong look like in five years, ten years, or thirty years -- when the \"one country, two systems\" promise expires? It's impossible to foresee. Hong Kong's future may not be within our control, but some things are. We can continue to write about our beloved city and work our hardest to preserve it in words. When we asked our contributors to write their noir stories, we didn't give them specific content guidelines other than to make sure their stories end on a dark note. What we received was a brilliant collection of ghost stories, murder mysteries, domestic dramas, cops-and-robbers tales, and historical thrillers that capture Hong Kong in all its dark glory. The result is every bit as eclectic, quirky, and delightful as the city they write about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Y. Ng\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eHong Kong State of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo City for Slow Men, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUmbrellas in Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e--the first book in English to chronicle the Umbrella Movement of 2014. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Ng is also an adjunct associate law professor at the University of Hong Kong and president of PEN Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Blumberg-Kason\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGood Chinese Wife: A Love Affair With China Gone Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e China Blog and China channel, \u003ci\u003eCha: An Asian Literary Journal, Asian Jewish Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and several Hong Kong anthologies. She received an MPhil in government and public administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Blumberg-Kason lives in Chicago and frequently travels to Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247532294393,"sku":"9781617756726","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/W-_z3RwV0l9781617756726.webp?v=1768626646","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hong-kong-noir-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}