The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Hong Kong

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
815 Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne 1872 French French
1566 Love In A Fallen City Eileen Chang 1943 Chinese Chinese
2523 Old Filth Jane Gardam 2004 British English
3569 My City Xi Xi 1975 Chinese Chinese
4158 China To Me Emily Hahn 1944 American English
4369 Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan 2013 American English
4626 The Opium War Julia Lovell 2011 British English
4763 400 Million Customers Carl Crow 1937 American English
5523 Mao's China And After Maurice Meisner 1977 American English
6429 Riding The Iron Rooster Paul Theroux 1988 American English
6888 The Boxer Rebellion Diana Preston 1999 Unknown English
7595 Wealth And Power Orville Schell, John Delury 2013 Chinese English
7710 The Honourable Schoolboy John le Carré 1977 British English
7933 Mr. China Tim Clissold 2004 British English
8209 China Shakes The World James Kynge 2006 British English
8227 The Rose Of Time Bei Dao 2005 Chinese Chinese
8230 China Susan Shirk 2007 Unknown English
8418 Mao’s Last Revolution Roderick MacFarquhar, Michael Schoenhals 2007 Unknown English
8460 The Age Of Openness Frank Dikötter 2008 Unknown English
9525 In Line Behind A Billion People Damien Ma, William Adams 2013 Unknown English
9534 The Emperor Far Away David Eimer 2014 Unknown English
9653 The People's Republic Of Amnesia Louisa Lim 2014 Unknown English
9685 Leftover Women Leta Hong Fincher 2014 Unknown English
9696 The Beautiful Country And The Middle Kingdom John Pomfret 2016 American English
9851 Exciting Times Naoise Dolan 2020 Irish English
9937 One Child Mei Fong 2016 Unknown English
9951 The Souls Of China Ian Johnson 2017 American English
9977 The Most Wanted Man In China Fang Lizhi 2016 Unknown English
10565 China’s Great Wall Of Debt Dinny McMahon 2018 Unknown English
10607 China's New Red Guards Jude Blanchette 2019 Unknown English
10651 Chinese Postman Brian Castro 2024 Unknown English
11312 Homeseeking Karissa Chen 2025 Unknown English
11569 Ghostwritten David Mitchell 1999 British English
11574 The Painted Veil W. Somerset Maugham 1925 British English
13308 Spring Peach Xu Dishan 1930 Chinese Chinese
13337 River Of Smoke Amitav Ghosh 2011 Indian English
13771 Flood Of Fire Amitav Ghosh 2015 Indian English
13803 The Drunkard Liu Yichang 1963 Chinese Chinese
14617 The Story Of Hay Bo Yi Shu 1988 Chinese Unknown
14851 City Of The Queen Shin Shu-ching 1994 Chinese Chinese
14877 Tai Pan James Clavell 1966 British English
15901 The Woman Who Had Two Navels Nick Joaquin 1961 Filipino English
17122 My Year Abroad Chang-rae Lee 2021 American English
17122 Five Decembers James Kestrel 2021 American English
17122 The Bourne Supremacy Robert Ludlum 1986 American English
17122 The Global Soul Pico Iyer 2000 British English
17122 Wandering Souls Cecile Pin 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17122 The Endless Vessel Charles Soule 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Chinese Machiavelli Dennis Bloodworth 1976 Chinese English
17122 Mountain Of Fame John E. Wills Jr. 1992 Chinese English
17122 The Tragedy Of Liberation Frank Dikötter 2013 Chinese English
17122 The Cultural Revolution Frank Dikötter 2016 Chinese English
17122 Rizal In Saga Nick Joaquin 1996 Philippine English
17122 Be Water, My Friend Shannon Lee 2020 Unknown English
17122 Last Boat Out Of Shanghai Zia, Helen 2019 Unknown English
17122 An Insular Possession Timothy Mo 1986 British English
17122 Dynasty Robert S. Elegant 1977 American English
17122 Manchu Robert S. Elegant 1980 American English
17122 Mandarin Robert S. Elegant 1983 American English
17122 From A Far Land Robert S. Elegant 1986 Unknown English
17122 The Fund Rob Copeland 2023 Unknown English
17122 Going Infinite Michael Lewis 2023 American English
17122 Hedge Fund Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager 2012 American English
17122 Chinese Shadows Simon Leys 1974 Belgian French
17122 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English
17122 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17122 Girl In Translation Jean Kwok 2010 American English