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The term gweilo literally means ghost man in cantonese, but has been applied as a racial epithet for caucasians as in white ghosts. Gus borgeest born 1 october 1909, ningbo, china was the founder of a camp for refugees from mainland china on sunshine island, hong kong. Martin booth died in february 2004, shortly after finishing the book that would be his epitaph this wonderfully remembered, beautifully told memoir of a childhood lived to the full in a farflung outpost of the british empire. Memories of a hong kong childhood bantam books, martin booth. Oct 03, 2005 this is a heartwarming and entertaining account of the authors childhood years spent in hong kong during the 1950s.
From his point of view, the book speak of various cultural adventures him and his mother encounter as they settle in and live in hong kong. Memories of a hong kong childhood, by martin booth message. Booth, an important british author, was moved to write gweilo a memoir of a hong kong childhood after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2004. Martin booth died in february 2004, shortly after finishing the book that w. Memories of a hong kong childhood by martin booth 2004 0801. Pdf download gweilo memories of a hong kong childhood. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broadminded mother and a bigoted father, martin booths memoir of his childhood in hong kong in the early 1950s is a journey into chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Review gweilo stands as one of the most original and engaging memoirs of recent years, all the more telling. Memories of a hong kong childhood booth, martin on. A guide to life, love, and learning for teens and young adults with autism and aspergers by lynn kern koegel ph. The concubines daughter is a novel, but is a good read and covers those years in hong kong.
Sep 15, 2009 martin booth died in february 2004, shortly after finishing the book that would be his epitaph this wonderfully remembered, beautifully told memoir of a childhood lived to the full in a farflung outpost of the british empire. Gweilo is martin booth s memoir about his childhood in hong kong, when his father was stationed there as a british naval officer in the 1950s. Sep 06, 2005 evocative, funny and full of life, this is a beautifully observed childhood memoir of growing up in colonial hong kong in the 1950s. At seven years old, martin booth found himself with all of hong kong at his feet. Booth has delivered a precomingofage book that ranks with the best of the breed. It is full of nostalgia and affection, also humour. Returning to the roots of his childhood, he enraptures us in the marvelous city of hong kong.
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