Hong Kong in the troubled time between the handover and the clampdown triggered by student demonstrations. An English reporter's old friendship with a member of the wealthy Chinese elite is challenged by the latter's affair with a student protestor. In an increasingly violent society, the affair goes wrong but how? Brilliantly atmospheric, this story evokes the island itself and the menace and mutual suspicion that go with a historic turning point. A farewell to a friendship mirrors the goodbye to a way of life.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 114 Autumn 2024 ) |
