Short Stories

For an arresting mosaic of the great and complex metropolis known as Hong Kong – and an insight into what the people of the city live by and die for – a reader need look no further than the Collected Hong Kong Stories of David T. K. Wong. Wong, a native son of this once British Crown Colony and now Special Administrative Region of China …
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These stories are told with a lucid economy of style and a singular depth of understanding. They bear witness in the way that good writing can to the suffering caused by political violence and the arrogance of imperialism. They also show how people from different cultures meet, fall in love and misunderstand one another…
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David T. K. Wong is one of Hong Kong’s most distinguished writers. Although he did not pursue a writing career until after his retirement, his short stories quickly found acceptance in many countries and have received much praise from critics…
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Lost River and Other Stories was the first collection of 16 short stories to be put together hurriedly for publication. It was a pot-pourri, consisting of tales set in diverse locations and without any unifying theme. All these stories have since been reclassified and incorporated into subsequent collections. Hence only the …
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