{"product_id":"the-impossible-city-a-hong-kong-memoir-paperback","title":"The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Cheung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boldly rendered--and deeply intimate--account of Hong Kong today, from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] pulsing debut . . . about what it means to find your place in a city as it vanishes before your eyes.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHong Kong is known as a place of extremes: a former colony of the United Kingdom that now exists at the margins of an ascendant China; a city rocked by mass protests, where residents rally--often in vain--against threats to their fundamental freedoms. But it is also misunderstood, and often romanticized. Drawing from her own experience reporting on the politics and culture of her hometown, as well as interviews with musicians, protesters, and writers who have watched their home transform, Karen Cheung gives us a rare insider's view of this remarkable city at a pivotal moment--for Hong Kong and, ultimately, for herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn just before the handover to China in 1997, Cheung grew up questioning what version of Hong Kong she belonged to. Not quite at ease within the middle-class, cosmopolitan identity available to her at her English-speaking international school, she also resisted the conservative values of her deeply traditional, often dysfunctional family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough vivid and character-rich stories, Cheung braids a dual narrative of her own coming of age alongside that of her generation. With heartbreaking candor, she recounts her yearslong struggle to find reliable mental health care in a city reeling from the traumatic aftermath of recent protests. Cheung also captures moments of miraculous triumph, documenting Hong Kong's vibrant counterculture and taking us deep into its indie music and creative scenes. Inevitably, she brings us to the protests, where her understanding of what it means to belong to Hong Kong finally crystallized. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exhilarating blend of memoir and reportage, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible City\u003c\/i\u003e charts the parallel journeys of both a young woman and a city as they navigate the various, sometimes contradictory paths of coming into one's own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Cheung \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and journalist from Hong Kong. Her essays, cultural criticism, and reported features have appeared on \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She was formerly a reporter at \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e and was co-founding editor of \u003ci\u003eStill \/ Loud, \u003c\/i\u003e an indie magazine about culture and music in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470452650291,"sku":"9780593241448","price":34.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/BBp6eIwdfL9780593241448.webp?v=1759420428","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-impossible-city-a-hong-kong-memoir-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}