{"product_id":"9789670311470","title":"The Evergreen Tea House","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Evergreen Tea House is a deftly crafted, provocative and poignant tale – blending mismatched love and twisted ambition with political intrigue and diplomatic mendacity. Set in Hong Kong during the twilight years of British rule, the characters live through tumultuous events – the Japanese occupation, the Korean War, the Cultural Revolution and the emotional trauma associated with the Sino-British Joint Declaration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe unique and noteworthy element of this novel, beyond its strong evocation of time and place and its careful melding of facts with fiction, is its interpretation of historical events through a Chinese perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Wong is a brilliant observer of the tradition versus modernity problem, which had dogged China since the end of the 19th century … He also brings his own experience as a (very senior) Hong Kong civil servant into the story with illuminating anecdotes. There is a great deal to be learnt in this novel, as one races through the many-layered stories. And one is left with a strong sense of the author through the many-layered stories. And one is left with a strong sense of the author as a deep thinker and a man of high principles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gerakbudaya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48214799712491,"sku":"EB_LI0700_B19-03_SIMS","price":30.92,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9789670311470-1_4d1b8489-a776-497a-af63-5774abf889f3.jpg?v=1790703054","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9789670311470","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}