Emily Hahn Hong Kong Holiday

Annotation

Author of such celebrated and acclaimed works asThe Soong Sisters,China to Me, andFractured Emerald: Ireland, Emily Hahn has been called by theNew Yorker';a forgotten American literary treasure.' Now Hahn is reintroduced to a new generation of readers, bringing to light her richly textured voice and unique perspective on a world that continues to exist through both history and fiction. In a sense,Hong Kong Holidayis a supplement to Emily Hahn'sChina to Me, marked by the illustrative anecdote and incisive wit that spotlighted the most important incidents of her life during the long months from the Japanese capture of Hong Kong until she was finally returned home on the second voyage of the exchange ship, Gripsholm. Presented here is a crystal-clear picture of the oppressed cityits life in the bazaars, beauty shops, restaurants, and dens. Among the rich and among the poor, in hospitals and in internment camps,Hong Kong Holidayis exotic, intriguing, and all too real.