Hong Konged: One Modern American Family's (Mis)adventures in the Gateway to China

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Paul Hanstedt

Hong Konged

One Modern American Family's (Mis)adventures in the Gateway to China

Paul Hanstedt

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English

Adams Media Corporation
18 July 2012

Living & working abroad; Travel writing

In this alternately hilarious and heartrending memoir, acclaimed writer and editor Paul Hanstedt recounts the true story of his family's recent sojourn to Hong Kong. Hanstedt and his wife and three children--aged 9, 6, and 3--lived in Hong Kong for a year, a year beset by culture clash, vicious bullies, hospital visits, M&Ms, and the worst traffic jam you've ever seen.

Through the eyes of the earnest if sometimes clueless Hanstedt family, you'll discover a world you've never known before. But in the end, Hong Konged is about place and family and what it is that makes us human--no matter who we are or where we live.

By: Paul Hanstedt
Imprint: Adams Media Corporation
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 501g
ISBN: 9781440540738
ISBN 10: 144054073X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 18 July 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

An Adams Media author.

Reviews for Hong Konged: One Modern American Family's (Mis)adventures in the Gateway to China

Hong Konged is a laugh-out-loud recount of an American couple's year-long Asian tour - with three small children. This fast-moving adventure is always engaging and filled with profound observations of how children take on new challenges. A personal tale, by turns a bit scary and tender, it's told with a big heart by a father who has the ability to laugh at himself even when scared to death. It's a complex meditation on how a family works and the most enjoyable piece of writing I've read in years. (Tim Gautreaux, author of Welding with Children)