List of 30 Books Based in Hong Kong
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Need some books based in Hong Kong? Check out this handy list of relevant examples. In this collection, you'll find a variety of books that are set in that location.
Interested in learning more about Hong Kong? The books below are great but some were published a while ago. Some other resources to learn about Hong Kong include the Crowdsourced Explorer and Wikipedia.
| Title | Author | Publishing Year | Genre |
| A Many-Splendoured Thing | Han Suyin | 1952 | Novel, Fiction |
| A Modern History of Hong Kong | Steve Yui-Sang Tsang | 2003 | History, Cultural, China, Nonfiction, Politics, Travel |
| Bruce Lee: A Life | Matthew Polly | 2018 | Biography |
| East and West | Christopher Patten | 1998 | Biography |
| Exciting Times | Naoise Dolan | 2020 | Literary fiction, LGBT literature |
| Fragrant Harbour | John Lanchester | 2002 | Novel, Historical Fiction |
| Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong | Gordon Mathews | 2011 | Travel literature |
| Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood | Martin Booth | 2004 | Autobiography, Biography |
| Hong Kong | Jan Morris | 1988 | Travel literature |
| Hong Kong Highs and Lows | Hong Kong Writers Circle | 2018 | Travel literature |
| Hong Kong Noir | Jason Y. Ng | 2018 | Noir fiction, Mystery |
| Kowloon Tong: A Novel of Hong Kong | Paul Theroux | 1997 | Novel, Fiction, Mystery |
| Little Reunions | Eileen Chang | 2009 | Romance novel, Historical Fiction |
| Love in a Fallen City | Eileen Chang | 1943 | Romance novel |
| Noble House | James Clavell | 1981 | Novel, Historical Fiction, historical novel |
| South China Morning Blues | Ray Hecht | 2015 | Urban fiction |
| Tai-Pan | James Clavell | 1966 | Novel, Historical Fiction |
| The Borrowed | Chan Ho-Kei | 2016 | Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction |
| The Dragon Head of Hong Kong | Ian Hamilton | 2013 | Mystery, Fiction |
| The Expatriates | Janice Y.K. Lee | 2016 | Novel, Literary fiction |
| The Honourable Schoolboy | John le Carré | 1977 | Novel, Spy fiction, Thriller |
| The Monkey King | Timothy Mo | 1978 | Historical Fiction, Humour, Psychological Fiction, Domestic Fiction |
| The Painted Veil | W. Somerset Maugham | 1925 | Novel |
| The Piano Teacher | Janice Y.K. Lee | 2009 | Novel, Fiction, Romance novel |
| The Walled City | Ryan Graudin | 2014 | Fiction |
| The Water Rat of Wanchai | Ian Hamilton | 2011 | Mystery, Fiction, Thriller |
| The World of Suzie Wong | Richard Mason | 1957 | Novel, Fiction, Romance novel |
| Umbrellas in Bloom: Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Uncovered | Jason Y. Ng | 2016 | Nonfiction, China, History |
| Whispering Shadows | Jan-Philipp Sendker | 2007 | Thriller, Mystery, Literary fiction |
| White Ghost Girls | Alice Greenway | 2006 | Historical Fiction, Bildungsroman |
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