CITY · HONG KONGBooks set in Hong Kong
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24 books · 22 authors · 1872–2026
24 books here
Most-set authors
Chan Ho-Kei (2) · Janice Y.K. Lee (2) · Jules Verne (1) · Dung Kai-cheung (1) · Naoise Dolan (1) · James Kestrel (1)
Genres
literary fiction (7) · mystery & crime (3) · thriller & suspense (2) · historical fiction (2) · adventure (1)
Books set here
Set in Hong Kong (20)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne
Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City
Dung Kai-cheung
Fictional Victoria — an archaeology of Hong Kong under colonial rule and the 1997 handover
Exciting Times
Naoise Dolan
Expat millennial life in Hong Kong
Fragrant Harbour
John Lanchester
century-spanning Hong Kong saga
Ghostwritten
David Mitchell
crooked lawyer chapter
Gweilo
Martin Booth
1950s expat Hong Kong childhood
Hope Rises
David Baldacci
Hong Kong (international thriller)
My City
Xi Xi
1970s local identity
On Java Road
Lawrence Osborne
2019 pro-democracy protests — veteran British journalist investigates a student protester's disappearance
Tai-Pan
James Clavell
founding of Hong Kong 1841
The Borrowed
Chan Ho-Kei
Hong Kong crime across decades
The Expatriates
Janice Y.K. Lee
2014 Hong Kong expat community, three American women
The Honourable Schoolboy
John le Carré
Cold War espionage hub
The Impossible City
Karen Cheung
Cheung's entire life and identity; the city's political transformation from 1997 Handover through 2019 protests
The Piano Teacher
Janice Y.K. Lee
Colonial and postwar Hong Kong
Diamond Hill
Kit Fan
squatter settlement setting
Kowloon Tong
Paul Theroux
1997 handover countdown
Second Sister
Chan Ho-Kei
Kowloon housing estate setting
The Hong Kong Widow
Kristen Loesch
haunted mansion on The Peak
The World of Suzie Wong
Richard Mason
Wanchai bar district setting
Also featuring Hong Kong (4)
Five Decembers
James Kestrel
McGrady stranded as a POW during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong
Homeseeking
Karissa Chen
song halls; Suchi path
One Man's Bible
Gao Xingjian
1996 Hong Kong, before handover, where the narrator reflects on his past
The Great Fire
Shirley Hazzard
One of several settings the novel moves between after post-war Japan
Notable locations in Hong Kong
Diamond Hill1Kowloon1Kwun Tong1Victoria Peak1Wan Chai1
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