Hong Kong: Epilogue to an Empire by Jan Morris - one of the world's
pre-eminent travel writers - depicts the city of Hong Kong in 1988,
tragically suspended between a colonial past and the uncertainties
of China's future. First published in 1988, Hong Kong is a portrait
of the British Empire's last, most anachronistic outpost, as the
countdown to the handover gathers momentum. Written with her
trademark elegance and panache, Morris depicts a city tragically
suspended between a colonial past and the uncertainties of China's
future. 'It is difficult to think of anyone who could recount this
tale with such authority, elegance and sensitivity as Jan Morris
... Here, she portrays what has always been Britain's most
adjective-defying colony ... Morris so clearly likes the place, but
she is not sentimental, nor is she blind to Hong Kong's flaws; she
is aware of rootlessness in the teeming energy.' TLS 'The book
captures the contradictions and mad terror of Hong Kong better than
could a novel - it's a dramatic documentary ... ' Evening Standard
'The definitive study.' Washington Post
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