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Street Life Hong Kong: Outdoor Workers in Their Own Words

Autor Nicole Chabot
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2017
Hong Kong is famous for its vibrant, busy street scene. This book introduces us to two dozen people who provide its outdoor colour. Here you will meet a flower seller, a street musician and a tram driver; a bouncer, a shoe shiner and a gas canister delivery man; a security guard and a lifeguard; a man who makes a living climbing bamboo scaffolding, and a woman who ferries visitors around the harbour on a sampan. Among the interviewees are also mainlanders, and ethnic minorities including those from the Philippines, Africa and India, reflecting the diverse ethnic makeup of today's Hong Kong. These are the working people who are always seen but rarely heard, and in this book they tell their life stories in their own words. Sharp black-and-white portraits immerse the reader in the dynamic streetscape of Hong Kong.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789881613851
ISBN-10: 988161385X
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 86 b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 215 x 215 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
Colecția Blacksmith Books (HK)

Recenzii

"Here, we get a first-hand look at how life is for so many in our city. We are presented with richly evocative tales of normal, everyday life and of the common concerns that surround it for the subjects, their families and, in some cases, for the city they call home. The characters are made more accessible through the photographs of Michael Perini. You see the subjects as they work, and the scenes that surround them, and the effect is an authentic feel for the streets many of us pass every day. One of the more illuminating aspects of the stories is the matter-of-fact way these people approach the situations in which they have found themselves when your choices are limited, you play the cards fate deals you and they share the moments of joy and of pride that they feel as they go about their daily lives. It's that sense of commonality that makes Street Life Hong Kong by its end a celebration of our city and the spirit of the people who inhabit it." -- South China Morning Post

Cuprins

Tony Tam, Assistant foreman; Shiu King-Lung, Scaffolder; Lam Yuk-Gwong, Recycler; Chan Tsu-Wing, Chief coxswain; Yiu Chau-Leung, Tram driver; Sit King-Wah, School bus driver; Kwok Shu-Tai, Fisherman; Bessie Lee, Newspaper seller; Wong Pui-Lam, Hawker; Chan Ngoi-Lam, Flower seller; Lai Siu-Fan, Sign holder; Chu Yin-Ping, Sampan tour guide; Selwyn Magahin, Street musician; Paul Garvis, Bouncer; Yam Man-Hong, Chop & Business card designer; Chan Shu-Tong, Watch repairman; Dai Xiao-Qin, Shoe shiner; Arhin Francis Mensah, Security guard; Ng Siu-Wah, Gas delivery man; Harinder King Singh, Pizza delivery man; Chiu Koo, Villain hitter; Amy Yuen, Ambulance woman; Cheng Mui, Toilet attendant; Law Chi-Hung, Lifeguard; Danny Chan, Pest controller.